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// NY + Paris = Art by Nam June Paik is a playful and thought-provoking lithograph that explores the concept of art through simple, almost childlike drawings. Created in 1999, the composition features a series of sketched elements, including smiling faces, question marks, and a heart symbol, with handwritten text that reads NY + Paris = Art. Paik, a pioneer in multimedia art, often blended humor and philosophical ideas in his work. Here, he suggests a formula where two iconic cities combine to create something greater—art. The minimalist and whimsical style conveys a sense of spontaneity, inviting viewers to interpret the playful symbols and perhaps question the universal language of art itself.

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

NY + Paris = Art, 1999

Name: NY + Paris = Art, 1999
SKU: 4405

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Limited Edition Print

Limited Edition PrintA limited edition print is one of a number of prints made at the same time from one printmaking plate. A fixed number are made and signed by the artist, indicating the printing order, using the format 1/10, meaning first of ten prints.

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Lithograph

Lithograph Lithography is a printing method based on the principle that water and oil do not mix. It can be used to print artwork or text onto paper or other suitable materials. Traditionally, an image was drawn with wax, fat, or oil onto a lithographic limestone surface or plate. Today, metal plates and other surfaces are also used in lithographic printing.

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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.

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What is Fluxus?

Derived from the Latin word meaning flow, Fluxus is an international movement of designers, composers, and artists known for blending various artistic disciplines and media during the 1960s. The movement remains active in visual art, performance, design, architecture, urban planning, and other creative fields. Fluxus is sometimes referred to as nter-media and continues to play a pivotal role in expanding the definitions of what art can be.

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Nam June Paik

NY + Paris = Art, 1999

56 x 76 cm

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