Nam June Paik /
Lee, Sook-Kyung,editor.
Frieling, Rudolf,editor.
Tate Modern (Gallery),host institution.
Considered to be the founder of video art, Nam June Paik (1932- 2006) was a visionary artist who foresaw the importance of mass media and new technology, and its impact on visual culture. His cutting-edge, innovative, yet playfully entertaining work continues to be a major influence on art and culture to this day. This ground-breaking publication focuses on Paik's pivotal role in the cross-germination of radical aesthetics and experimental practices, emphasising his visionary insight and his pioneering role in the emergence and proliferation of performative and collaborative art practice. Bringing together works that span a fivedecade career, and including archival materials and excerpts of Paik's own writings, this book offers an in-depth understanding of the artist's innovative practice and his vision of a multidisciplinary future.
Catalogue of an exhibition held at Tate Modern, London, 17 October 2019 to 9 February 2020; Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, 14 March to 23 August 2020; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, 7 November 2020 to 17 January 2021; National Gallery Singapore, 1 October 2021 to 16 January 2022.
Considered to be the founder of video art, Nam June Paik (1932- 2006) was a visionary artist who foresaw the importance of mass media and new technology, and its impact on visual culture. His cutting-edge, innovative, yet playfully entertaining work continues to be a major influence on art and culture to this day. This ground-breaking publication focuses on Paik's pivotal role in the cross-germination of radical aesthetics and experimental practices, emphasising his visionary insight and his pioneering role in the emergence and proliferation of performative and collaborative art practice. Bringing together works that span a fivedecade career, and including archival materials and excerpts of Paik's own writings, this book offers an in-depth understanding of the artist's innovative practice and his vision of a multidisciplinary future.
Paik, Nam June, 1932-2006
Paik, Nam June, 1932-2006.
Video art
Art, Korean
Art, Korean.
Video art.