Nam june paik, bio and collection of the smithsonian american art museum. Paik trained as a classical pianist and studied composition at university of tokyo. Paiks jarring artistic expression of the allegory of normative american media culture exemplifies aspects of dialogism and semiotics, but most importantly serves as a. Nam june paik october 17, 2019february 9, 2020 tate modern, london uk. The founder of video art and one of the most creative postmodernist artists working in electronic media, nam june paik was a korean artist who made an enormous contribution to contemporary art in america. The artwork raises questions among the audience about the mass media ideologies of the time. Orwell 1984, video, 38 min image courtesy electronic arts intermix eai, new york the takeaway from all this is that paik, when contemplating. Nam june paik transformed video into an artists medium with his mediabased art that challenged and changed our understanding of visual culture. The exhibition title is taken from a term coined in 1974 by south korean video art pioneer nam june paik, who foresaw the potential of global connections through technology.
Nam june paik 19322006 was a visionary artist, thinker, and innovator. Nam june paik paikabe video synthesizer 19691972 artsy. Nam june paik is commonly hailed as the father of new media art for his discoveries in music, video, performance, television broadcast and technological experimentation. An integral member of the fluxus movement alongside john cage and george macunias, paik sought new modes of artistic expression and cultural exchange in his music, performances, and media works. Koreanamerican artist nam june paik is considered the father of contemporary video art. He pioneered the use of tv and video in art and coined the phrase electronic superhighway to predict the future of communication in the internet age. July 20, 1932 january 29, 2006 was a korean american artist. Nam june paik began exploring the potential of electronics as art in the late 1950s. Nam june paik, at smithsonian american art museum the. Nam june paik was a pioneer of video installation in the early 1960s. The exhibition title electronic superhighway 2016 1966 is taken from a term coined in 1974 by south korean video art pioneer nam june paik, who foresaw the potential of global connections through technology.
This is nam june paik by emersonsaraiva on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Nam june paiks electronic superhighway share print. Nam june paik random access smithsonian institution. A tvset and neon light pile, shaped into a us map, features fiftyone channel video feeds in an installation including one closedcircuit television feed with custom electronics, neon lighting, steel and wood, bright colors, and sound. Considered the father of video art, his groundbreaking use of video technology blurred past distinctions between science, fine art, and popular culture to create a new visual language. These artworks can be found in the smithsonian american art museum in washington, dc. Born in seoul, korea, he was trained as a classical pianist. He coined the phrase information superhighway in 1974, and has been called the father of video art. This major exhibition brings together more than two hundred works from throughout nam june paiks fivedecade careerfrom robots made from old tv screens, to his innovative video works, and allencompassing roomsize installations. Paik s jarring artistic expression of the allegory of normative american media culture exemplifies aspects of dialogism and semiotics, but most importantly serves as a prototype work.
Photo by peter moore at paiks lispenard street studio, aug 17, 1964 publicity photos taken before paiks and moormans first performance together,a at the second annual new york avantgarde festival,a august, 1964. Preserving nam june paiks electronic superhighway youtube. Paik studied art and music history at the university of tokyo before moving to west germany, where he continued his studies 195658 at the. Global groove, 1973 by nam june paik the collection. Electronic superhighway is installed in the national portrait gallery in washington dc. Today, video art is a rich and popular field in modern art. The exhibition title electronic superhighway 2016 1966 is taken from a term coined in 1974 by south korean video art pioneer nam june paik, who foresaw the potential of.
Nam june paik from the national endowment for the arts. C smithsonian american art museum, press release, may 1, 2009. Nam june paiks legendary electronic superhighway public delivery. Purchased with funds contributed by the international directors council and executive committee members. Nam june paik was the first video artist who experimented with electronic media and made a profound impact on the art of video and television.
Media artist nam jun paik broke the rules of both art and television by bridging the gap between the two. The exhibition title is taken from a term coined by korean american artist nam june paik who is considered to be the founder of video art. Considered the father of video art, nam june paik pioneered the use of televisual electronic media in art. Electronic superhighway, nam june paik ap art history. Ann ames, edythe broad, henry buhl, elaine terner cooper, dimitris daskalopoulos, harry david, gail may engelberg, ronnie.
Exhibition label, smithsonian american art museum, 2006 publication label. Preserving nam june paiks electronic superhighway video khan. We look at the artists groundbreaking practice that has brought technology closer to human experience. Nam june paik, vyramid detail, 1982, video installation, color, sound, with forty television sets whitney museum of american art nam june paik in new york city, 1983. The notion of movement in the work challenges the difference between video and technology of the time. Nam june paik 19322006, one of the first video artists. Nam june paik was not only the creator of electronic superhighway, but also the father of contemporary video art saam website. A frequent collaborator, he worked internationally with artists, performers and specialists from. This is zen for film, nam june paik by new media on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. They were made by korean artist nam june paik, who lived from 1932 to 2006. He was born nam june paik on july 20, 1932 in seoul, south korea. Bekijk meer ideeen over oude borden, 1970s, hedendaagse kunst. Nam june paik 19322006 developed an experimental art practice that aimed to humanize technological experience, bridging music, performance, sculpture, technology, video and installation.
Paik recognized the tv as more than a content delivery mechanism in works such as zen for. He recognized the potential for people from all parts of the world to collaborate via media, and he knew that media. Highly versatile, paik trained as a classical musician, becoming involved in performance art before working with televisions and video, and thereafter installation art of various. The nam june paik art center opened in a suburb of seoul, south korea, in 2008. Jan 29, 2006 so begins global groove, a seminal tape in the history of video art. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone. Nam june paik global groove shown in 2 exhibitions exhibition history nam june paik.
He worked with a variety of media and is considered to be the founder of video art. Get your team aligned with all the tools you need on one secure, reliable video platform. Nam june paik, koreanborn composer, performer, and artist who was from the early 1960s one of postmodern arts most provocative and innovative figures. Download the large print guide pdf, 1010 kb introduction. This radical manifesto on global communications in a mediasaturated world is rendered as a frenetic electronic collage, a sound and image pastiche that subverts the language of television. Nam june paik electronic superhighway smithsonian institution.
Mar 14, 2015 nam june paik is commonly hailed as the father of new media art for his discoveries in music, video, performance, television broadcast and technological experimentation. Jun 02, 20 an installation piece at the american art museum and national portrait gallery. Smithsonian american art museum the smithsonian american art museum acquires the complete estate archive of visionary artist nam june paik washington, d. Nam june paik the father of contemporary video art. An inventory of rare relevance that goes back in time to the evocation of experiments in art and technology whose mission, from 1966, was to get. Paik is credited with an early usage 1974 of the term electronic super highway in application to telecommunications.
He balanced a utopian philosophy with a technical pragmatism and a subversive sense of humor, creating works that drew on chance encounters between ideas, the object and. Seen through his eyes, conventional tv and video tape would never look the same. He recognized the potential for people from all parts of the world to collaborate via media, and he knew that media would completely transform our lives. Jan 22, 20 nam june paik turned video into an object of art.
But it is also the title of a contemporary exhibition organised by omar kholeif at whitechapel in london. Paiks jarring artistic expression of the allegory of normative american media culture exemplifies aspects of dialogism and semiotics, but most importantly serves as a prototype work. Nam june paik, technology, 1991, threechannel video installation with custommade cabinet. Electronic superhighway richard kurin, under secretary for history, art, and culture at the smithsonian institution, explores the deeper meaning behind nam june paiks electronic. Nam june paiks experimental, innovative, yet playful work has had a profound influence on todays art and culture. An installation piece at the american art museum and national portrait gallery. Jul 04, 2006 exploring the electronic superhighway betsy broun, director of the newly reopened smithsonian american art museum, talks with lynn neary about a piece by koreanborn artist nam june paik called. The work brings up an interesting idea about privacy, as the buddha is constantly watching himself, however the audience is viewing this. He is credited with the first use 1974 of the term electronic super highway. Preserving nam june paiks electronic superhighway video. One of the works, electronic superhighway, was a towering bank of tvs that simultaneously screened multiple video clips including one of john cage from a. Possibly paiks most famous work, tv buddha is a video installation depicting. Making meaning with nam june paik cctp 802 art and. They first settled in hong kong and then japan, where paik graduated in music from the.
Alexander wolf explores the intersection of life and technology as it exists in the work of nam june paik, revealing the artists ability to balance technological concerns with humanity through music, performance, expressive painting, and images from nature. During the korean war, his family had to flee the country. Tv cello, 1976 by nam june paik the collection art. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. Lessons from the video master offers three films that reveal not only the artist but also the human being. John handhart, paik scholar and curator of the guggenheim museums seminal exhibition the world of nam june paik in 2000 said, paiks prolific and complex career can be read as a process grounded in his early interests in composition and performance. Paik recognized the tv as more than a content delivery mechanism in works such as zen for tv, a. Electronic superhighway is the name of a historical video installation by nam june paik. Nam june paik comments about an american culture obsessed with tv, the moving image, and bright shiny things. The televisions behind oklahoma are playing the movie musical. He is credited with the first use 1974 of the term electronic super highway to describe the future of telecommunications. But in the 1960s, the use of television and television images to make art was very new and revolutionary.
Aug 18, 2015 the artwork tv buddha paik, 1976 strategically and skilfully put together by artist nam june paik conveys many different messages relevant and received throughout the years. Ann ames, edythe broad, henry buhl, elaine terner cooper, dimitris daskalopoulos, harry david, gail may engelberg. Associated with the international conceptual movement fluxus, paik regularly collaborated with other fluxus artists such as joseph beuys and george maciunas. Nam june paik, random access, 19632000, strips of audiotape, openreel audio deck, extended playback head, and speakers, solomon r. Nam june paik is widely considered one of the first video artists. Nov 19, 2014 nam june paik, still from good morning mr. Nam june paik was a korean american musician, composer, performance artist, and the father of video art.
Nam june paik 19322006 played a leading role in bridging the gap between art and technology. Electronic superhighway 20161966 whitechapel gallery. A retrospective of the work of nam june paik, a visionary who coined the term electronic superhighway, is at the smithsonian american art museum in washington till august. Nam june paik on vimeo the highquality home for video. Nam june paik archive at the smithsonian american art museum.
Nam june paik koreanborn composer, performer, and artist. Jun 24, 2009 electronic superhighway is installed in the national portrait gallery in washington dc. Nam june paik helped turn the moving image into a common tool for artists to use as a form of expression. Exploring the electronic superhighway betsy broun, director of the newly reopened smithsonian american art museum, talks with lynn neary about a. Nam june paik is hailed as the father of video art and is credited with the first use of the term electronic superhighway in the 1970s. An analysis of paiks electronic superhighway cctp 802. Always innovative, his work encompassed a variety of artistic genres, from sculpture and performance to music and live broadcasting. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app.
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