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Nam June Paik 白南準

born 1932, Korea (now South Korea)
died 2006, United States
Nam June Paik (1932–2006, South Korea) was one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century. As a pioneer of technology-based art, Paik has created a large body of work comprising performances, single-channel moving image works, video sculptures, and installations. Known for his experimental, collaborative, and interdisciplinary practice, he was a key member of the Fluxus movement and a visionary thinker who predicted the future of art making and communication in the internet age.
Works by Nam June Paik include Sculpture, Drawing, Ink Art, Work on Paper, Video Installation, Installation, Photography, Video, Archival Documentation, Ephemera, Poster and Book/Periodical.

There are 109 objects by Nam June Paik from the M+ Collection and the M+ Collection Archives available online.

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Video still of two long images. They are displayed on top of one another. Each depicts scenes rendered in a 1980’s style video game aesthetic showing people in space suits firing futuristic weapons at one another. A CCCP satellite with a hammer and sickle is visible in the background, as are US spaceships which also feature modules made out of Cola-Cola cans.
Video still of two long images. They are displayed on top of one another. Each depicts scenes rendered in a 1980’s style video game aesthetic showing people in space suits firing futuristic weapons at one another. A CCCP satellite with a hammer and sickle is visible in the background, as are US spaceships which also feature modules made out of Cola-Cola cans.

The Digital Art Revolution

From ‘Zen for TV’ to ‘Touch for Luck’, a brief history of new media at M+
12 mins: 
Digital  /  Article
Ink painting on paper with black ink brush strokes forming lines and a circle resembling radicals in Chinese or Japanese characters.
Ink painting on paper with black ink brush strokes forming lines and a circle resembling radicals in Chinese or Japanese characters.

Kurt Chan: A Response to Works by Hidai Nankoku and Nam June Paik

Kurt Chan, artist and art professor, responds to Hidai Nankoku’s works and Nam June Paik’s Wurzel aus, on display at ‘The Weight of Lightness: Ink Art at M+’
3 mins: 
Visual Art  /  Article

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