Magnet TV (1965)
Modified 17-inch black and white cathode-ray tube television set and magnet
By 1963 Paik had experimented with several techniques for disrupting TV images. He only began to use magnets after the ‘Exposition of Music – Electronic Television’. He especially appreciated how easy it was to distort TV images using magnets: it did not require technical skills or contact with internal components. Paik also made some interactive versions where members of the public could move the magnet over the TV set.
[Tate Modern]
Nam June Paik
(October 2019 – February 2020)
The visionary artist who embraced mass media and new technology
Nam June Paik’s experimental, innovative, yet playful work has had a profound influence on today’s art and culture. He pioneered the use of TV and video in art and coined the phrase ‘electronic superhighway’ to predict the future of communication in the internet age.
This major exhibition is a mesmerising riot of sights and sounds. It brings together over 200 works from throughout his five-decade career – from robots made from old TV screens, to his innovative video works and all-encompassing room-sized installations such as the dazzling Sistine Chapel 1993.
Born in South Korea in 1932, but living and working in Japan, Germany and the US, Paik developed a collaborative artistic practice that crossed borders and disciplines. The exhibition looks at his close collaboration with cellist Charlotte Moorman. It also highlights partnerships with other avant-garde artists, musicians, choreographers and poets, including John Cage, Merce Cunningham and Joseph Beuys.
[Tate Modern]
Magnet TV (1965)
Modified 17-inch black and white cathode-ray tube television set and magnet
By 1963 Paik had experimented with several techniques for disrupting TV images. He only began to use magnets after the ‘Exposition of Music – Electronic Television’. He especially appreciated how easy it was to distort TV images using magnets: it did not require technical skills or contact with internal components. Paik also made some interactive versions where members of the public could move the magnet over the TV set.
[Tate Modern]
Nam June Paik
(October 2019 – February 2020)
The visionary artist who embraced mass media and new technology
Nam June Paik’s experimental, innovative, yet playful work has had a profound influence on today’s art and culture. He pioneered the use of TV and video in art and coined the phrase ‘electronic superhighway’ to predict the future of communication in the internet age.
This major exhibition is a mesmerising riot of sights and sounds. It brings together over 200 works from throughout his five-decade career – from robots made from old TV screens, to his innovative video works and all-encompassing room-sized installations such as the dazzling Sistine Chapel 1993.
Born in South Korea in 1932, but living and working in Japan, Germany and the US, Paik developed a collaborative artistic practice that crossed borders and disciplines. The exhibition looks at his close collaboration with cellist Charlotte Moorman. It also highlights partnerships with other avant-garde artists, musicians, choreographers and poets, including John Cage, Merce Cunningham and Joseph Beuys.
[Tate Modern]