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Exhibitions

It took 11 years to bring Bill Viola to St Paul’s Cathedral – but it was worth it

Behind the scenes of the American video artist’s new installation 'Martyrs (Earth, Air, Fire, Water)'

7 June 2014

9:00 AM

7 June 2014

9:00 AM

Deans are a strange breed. Growing up in the Church of England, I met a wide range, their cultural tastes embracing everything from Chagall to In Bed with Madonna. In 2003, I didn’t know what appealed to the then Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral, John Moses, but in April of that year it suddenly became crucial.

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