Fluxus movement art

Nam June Paik’s TV Buddhas – His best-known work

Installations / 3 minutes of reading

Nam June Paik’s TV Buddha This renowned artwork by Paik depicts a sculpture of a Buddha from the 18th century posed with a symbolic hand gesture called mudra which is for tranquil meditation. A video camera is placed in front of the Buddha, recording the statue while playing this projected image on a white TV …

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Why did Nam June Paik create his TV garden?

Sculptures / 3 minutes of reading

Why is Nam June Paik important? No one would think televisions are artistic under normal circumstances. Handy, yes. Useful, quite so. Nam June Paik, however, managed to put television sets in circumstances where he reveals their artistry. The celebrated artist is regarded as the father of video art and has used manipulated television sets, broadcasted …

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Yoko Ono – This is just an apple

Installations / 2 minutes of reading

A bright green apple spotlighted on top of a tall plexiglass pedestal would have been the first object you would have seen upon entering the exhibition titled Yoko Ono: one-woman show, 1960-1971. The show, which was held at the Museum of Modern art in New York, was created to give visitors a glimpse of …

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