Nam June Paik passed away
"Nam June Paik, an avant-garde composer, performer and artist widely considered the inventor of video art, died Sunday (January 29th, 2006) at his winter home in Miami Beach." NYT
"Paik's work would have a profound and sustained impact on the media culture of the late twentieth century; his remarkable career witnessed and influenced the redefinition of broadcast television and transformation of video into an artist's medium." --John Hanhardt
There are many memorial services going on throughout the world. One of those titled "Requiem for Nam June Paik" will be held in Tokyo, Museum of Contemporary Art, at February 26-March 8.
"Paik's work would have a profound and sustained impact on the media culture of the late twentieth century; his remarkable career witnessed and influenced the redefinition of broadcast television and transformation of video into an artist's medium." --John Hanhardt
There are many memorial services going on throughout the world. One of those titled "Requiem for Nam June Paik" will be held in Tokyo, Museum of Contemporary Art, at February 26-March 8.
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