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American visual artist Joan Jonas wins 2024 Nam June Paik Prize

The winner of the eighth Nam June Paik Prize is Joan Jonas, the Nam June Paik Art Center announced Monday.

2024-11-04

Nam June Paik exhibition opens at Shinsegae Department Store

An exhibition featuring the works of video art pioneer Nam June Paik opened at Shinsegae Department Store in Seoul.

2024-09-19

Contemporary artists honor Nam June Paik in two high-tech exhibitions

Nam June Paik Art Center celebrates the 40th anniversary of the artist's "Good Morning Mr. Orwell" with two exhibits featuring reinterpretations by contemporary artists and exploring themes of technology.

2024-03-30

What did the country do for Nam June Paik?

he only way to repay him in the post-Paik era would be to make Korea the center of video art research and turning Changsin-dong — where he yearned to return — into a shrine for Paik with love and respect.

2023-10-26

Nam June Paik Art Center shows off new pieces in latest exhibit

Although Nam June Paik (1932-2006), dubbed the pioneer of video art, passed away almost two decades ago, his legacy continues on to this day. The Nam June Paik Art Center in Yongin, Gyeonggi, was founded in 2008 with a mission not only to...

2023-03-08

After 3 years of repairs, Nam June Paik's 'The More, The Better' is switched back on

The large-scale media art installation “The More, The Better” (1988) by late video artist Nam June Paik (1932-2006) is finally back and even better than before. The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) announced Thursday that...

2022-09-15

Nam June Paik Art Center celebrates 90th year since birth of artist with 'Nam June Paik, Super Baroque'

This year is a special one — it’s the 90th anniversary of the avant-garde artist Nam June Paik’s birth — and to celebrate, the Nam June Paik Art Center in Yongin, Gyeonggi, is presenting “Nam June Paik, Super Baroque.” Paik was born in 1932 and...

2022-08-02

Experience avant-garde Nam June Paik's work at latest exhibits

Nam June Paik (1932-2006) was a genius like no other. The Korean artist is renowned for being the pioneer of video art, and his works were largely the result of thinking outside the box — for instance, he used magnets to distort television...

2022-03-28

Nam June Paik Art Center unveils jam-packed calendar to celebrate the artist

This year is the 90th anniversary of Nam June Paik’s (1932-2006) birth. Although Paik, deemed the father of video art, died in 2006, his groundbreaking, visionary artworks are still widely recognized to this day. The Nam June Paik (NJP) Art...

2022-01-13

Mumbai-based studio asks us to view CCTV through a different lens

In the 21st century, even CCTV footage can become video art. CAMP, a Mumbai-based collaborative studio founded in 2007 by artists Shaina Anand, Ashok Sukumaran and Sanjay Bhangar, asks the question: How can media change its use and purpose?...

2021-11-29