BILL VIOLA WHITNEY MUSEUM
Bill Viola, Video Artist:
“I felt that I was seeing my work brought to life on the page for the first time. She was able to capture the movement and flow in the work in a way no one has done before.”
BILL VIOLA was published in 1998 on the occasion of the exhibition with the same name, organized by the Whitney Museum of American Art. Whitney/Flammarion Publishers. The book received a bronze medal in the Leipzig International Book Art Fair for “Best Book Design from all over the World.” In the acknowledgements for the book, Bill Viola wrote: ‘Rebeca Méndez, our designer, deserves a special mention. When I saw her initial designs for the Selected Works section of this book, I felt that I was seeing my work brought to life on the page for the first time. She was able to capture the movement and flow in the work in a way no one has done before. Through all phases and transformations of the project, Rebeca always maintained a passionate desire and perseverance that the book be special, unique, and creatively approached. Her creative powers proved resistant to compromise and has clocked up the long hours to prove it, well above and beyond what was expected. For this, her determination and faith in the project, I am truly grateful.’
