Nam June Paik’s most interesting artworks
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Born on 20 July 1932 in Seoul, South Korea, Nam June Paik was an American-Korean installation artist, video artist, and performance artist. He is regarded as one of the pioneers of video art and credited with the coinage of the term “electronic superhighway” in describing telecoms of the future.
Paik was a leading figure of the Fluxus, Modern art, and Neo-Dada art movements, and his most notable sculptural works feature television sets. His artistic practice, which often featured a combination of film, technology, performance, and music, has explored emerging tech and mass media.
Paik’s work has been displayed at the Watari Museum of Contemporary Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
West Bund Art & Design fair shows modern and contemporary art in Shanghai. Well-known local artist Zhou Tiehai, previously director of the Minsheng Art Museum in Shanghai, established it in 2014. Now, West Bund is one of the major Asian fairs, hosting more than 100 galleries from Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Along with numerous […]
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This renowned artwork by Nam June 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 screen that looks
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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 manipulated television sets, broadcasted live performances and video installations to depict
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Electronic Superhighway is one of the most noted works of Korean Nam June Paik artist. It illustrates how he interpreted a diverse nation through media technology. The Electronic Superhighway is a large installation, constructed with 336 televisions, 50 VHS players, 3750 feet of cable, and 575 feet of multicolored neon tubing. The impact on visitors
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