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Nam June Paik (South Korea/USA, 1932–2006) was a pioneering video artist and a key figure in the Fluxus movement. Often called the 'father of video art,' his innovative works combined technology, performance, and visual media. Iconic creations like TV Buddha and Electronic Superhighway redefined art in the digital age.

Nam June Paik

Kim Chee and Sauerkraut, 1997

Name: Kim Chee and Sauerkraut, 1997
SKU: 3133

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Skin has become inadequate in interfacing with reality. Technology has become the body's new membrane of existence.
- Nam June Paik

The artist Paik Nam June was born in what is now South Korea during the early 1930's. He would go to live in the USA mainly to pursue his artistic career. It is Paik that is often referred to as the main creator or founder of video art. In actual fact he was capable of using several differing types of art, and was noted for his willingness of using new technology to develop new forms of art. Paik Nam Junes innovative use of technology therefore led to the creation of video art as it became known as. Aside from been an artist Paik was a classically trained musician, both his degrees were in music, gained respectively in Tokyo and Munich. Advances in TV, audio, and video equipment allowed him to make artistic videos to go with the music he composed himself. By the mid 1960's he was already known as the leading exponent of making musical videos. One of his best known works is "One candle, candle projection." There have been regular exhibitions of his work since his death in 2006.

What is Happening?

A Happening is a term used to describe artistic and theatrical events held by artists in the 1950s and 60s. These events were typically staged in gallery installations or planned environments and often involved audience participation, along with elements like lighting, sounds, and slide projections. Happenings were a precursor to performance art, which later included the active participation of the artists themselves.

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