Five Angels for the Millenium

Bao reminded me about the Bill Viola piece "Five Angels for the Millenium," a video installation at the Whitney that I saw today. You could forget about time going by as your eyes move from one screen to another; the water and the colors...when I walked into the dark room it was impossible to see any other people, although there were a number of people there, and I felt like I was alone, with the pulsing images all around me. It is terrifying and amazing at the same time, apocalyptic and and mesmerizing.