Nam June Paik: Global Visionary
Dec. 13, 2012 – Aug. 11, 2013
Checklist
1. Nam June Paik
Prepared Piano, 1962-63
vintage piano (Alzinger-Brice Co.) prepared using various materials
51 1/4 x 55 1/4 x 25 1/2 inches
Courtesy Vehbi Koç Foundation, Istanbul, on loan to the Neues Museum, Nuremberg
2. Nam June Paik
Random Access (Schallplattenschaschlik), 1963/1979
record player with lengthened axis, records, and movable pick-up arm
43 3/16 x 16 ½ x 11 3/4 inches
Courtesy Vehbi Koç Foundation, Istanbul, on loan to the Neues Museum, Nuremberg
3. Nam June Paik
Random Access, 1963/2000
strips of audiotape, open-reel audio deck, extended playback head, and speakers
installation dimensions variable; approximately 96 x 120 x 20 inches
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York. Purchased with funds contributed by the
International Director’s Council and Executive Committee Members: Ann Ames, Edythe
Broad, Henry Buhl, Elaine Terner Cooper, Dimitris Daskalopoulos, Harry David, Gail
May Engelberg, Ronnie Heyman, Dakis Joannou, Cindy Johnson, Barbara Lane, Linda
Macklowe, Peter Norton, Willem Peppler, Denise Rich, Simonetta Seragnoli, David
Teiger, Ginny Williams and Elliot K. Wolk, 2001, 2001.5
4. Nam June Paik
Magnet TV, 1965
17-inch television set and magnet; black and white, silent
28 3/4 x 19 1/4 x 24 1/2 inches
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. Purchase, with funds from Dieter
Rosenkranz, 86.60 a-b
5. Nam June Paik
"My Best Video" Dieter Roth, 1966/1991
single-channel video with 27-inch television; black and white, sound
approximately 66 x 26 x 22 inches
Nam June Paik Estate
6. Nam June Paik
TV Chair, 1968
closed-circuit video installation with television and chair; black and white, silent
33 x 17 x 15 inches
Nam June Paik Estate
Smithsonian American Art Museum
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7. Nam June Paik
Untitled, from the portfolio The New York Collection for Stockholm, 1973
serigraph on paper
10 3/4 x 8 inches
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Woodward Foundation, 1976.108.129
8. Nam June Paik
Electronic Schematic Drawing for Paik/Abe Video Synthesizer, 1969
pencil, colored pencil and ink on paper
sheet: 30 3/4 x 43 inches
Nam June Paik Estate
9. Nam June Paik
TV Bra for Living Sculpture, 1969
video tubes, televisions, rheostat, Plexiglas boxes, vinyl straps, foot switches, cables,
copper wire
installation dimensions variable
Collection Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; T.B. Walker Acquisition Fund, 1991
1991.98.1-10
10. Nam June Paik
Opus Paintings, 1975
oil on canvas
thirty-two paintings, 8 x 10 inches each; installation dimensions variable
Nam June Paik Estate
11. Nam June Paik
TV Cello, 1971
video tubes, television chassis, Plexiglas boxes, electronics, wiring, wood base, fan,
stool, photograph
installation dimensions variable
Collection Walker Art Center, Minneapolis. Formerly the collection of Otto Piene and
Elizabeth Goldring, Massachusetts. T.B. Walker Acquisition Fund, 1992, 1992.6.1-.10
12. Nam June Paik
Untitled (Prepared Scroll), 1969/1974
Collage of Asian wall scroll, handwritten notes and photograph of Charlotte Moorman
performing
72 1/2 x 14 5/8 inches
Peter Wenzel Collection
13. Nam June Paik
TV Garden, 1974/2000
single-channel video installation with live plants and color television monitors; color and
sound
installation dimensions variable
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York. Purchased with funds contributed by the
International Director’s Council and Executive Committee Members: Ann Ames, Edythe
Broad, Henry Buhl, Elaine Terner Cooper, Dimitris Daskalopoulos, Harry David, Gail
May Engelberg, Ronnie Heyman, Dakis Joannou, Cindy Johnson, Barbara Lane, Linda
Macklowe, Peter Norton, Willem Peppler, Denise Rich, Simonetta Seragnoli, David
Teiger, Ginny Williams and Elliot K. Wolk, and through prior gift of the Bohen
Foundation, 2001, 2001.6
Smithsonian American Art Museum
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14. Nam June Paik
Zen for TV, 1963/1976
manipulated television set; black and white, silent
19 x 22 1/2 x 18 inches
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Byungseol and Dolores An, 2006.20
15. Nam June Paik
TV Clock, 1963/1989
Twenty-four fixed-image color television monitors mounted on twenty-four pedestals;
color and black and white, silent
Installation dimensions variable; height approx. 76 inches
Santa Barbara Museum of Art, California; Museum Purchase with funds provided by the
Grace Jones Richardson Trust, Lillian and Jon B. Lovelace, Leatrice and Eli Luria and
the Luria Foundation, Zora and Les Charles and the Cheeryble Foundation, Wendy and
Elliot Friedman, and Lord and Lady Ridley-Tree, 1999.33a-x
16. Nam June Paik
Whitney Buddha Complex: TV Buddha, 1982
Buddha statuette, closed-circuit video, monitor and dirt; black and white, silent
installation dimensions variable
Marieluise Hessel Collection, Hessel Museum of Art, Center for Curatorial Studies,
Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, R1992.189.A-H
17. Nam June Paik
Whitney Buddha Complex: TV Rodin, 1982
Bronze sculpture with TV Watchman playing broadcast television; black and white,
silent
9 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches
Marieluise Hessel Collection, Hessel Museum of Art, Center for Curatorial Studies,
Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, R1992.189.A-H
18. Nam June Paik
Whitney Buddha Complex: Stone Buddha/Burnt TV, 1982
burned television monitor and Buddha statuette; black and white, silent
16 x 34 x 18 inches
Marieluise Hessel Collection, Hessel Museum of Art, Center for Curatorial Studies,
Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, R1992.189.A-H
19. Nam June Paik
Zen for TV, 1963/1982
manipulated television set; black and white, silent
27 1/2 x 17 x 15 3/4 inches
Marcel Odenbach Collection
20. Nam June Paik
Merce/Digital, 1988
single-channel video sculpture with vintage television cabinets and fifteen monitors;
color, silent
91 x 79 x 17 inches
Collection of Roselyne Chroman Swig
Nam June Paik Estate
Smithsonian American Art Museum
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21. Nam June Paik
Family of Robot: Baby, 1986
Single-channel video sculpture with television casing, thirteen television monitors, and
aluminum armature; color, silent
52 1/2 x 37 7/8 x 8 inches
The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Society for Contemporary Art, 1992.283
22. Nam June Paik
Moon Projection with E Moon and Birds, 1996
three-channel video installation with five projectors; color, sound optional
installation dimensions variable
Nam June Paik Estate
23. Nam June Paik
Megatron/Matrix, 1995
eight-channel video installation with custom electronics; color, sound
approximately 132 x 396 x 48 inches
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by Mr. and Mrs.
Barney A. Ebsworth, Nelson C. White, and the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen
Endowment, 1998.86
24. Nam June Paik
TV Crown 1, 1965/1998-99
manipulated television set with two audio generators, two amplifiers, and one heat
regulator; color, silent
installation dimensions variable
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York. Purchased with funds contributed by the
International Director’s Council and Executive Committee Members: Ann Ames, Edythe
Broad, Henry Buhl, Elaine Terner Cooper, Dimitris Daskalopoulos, Harry David, Gail
May Engelberg, Ronnie Heyman, Dakis Joannou, Cindy Johnson, Barbara Lane, Linda
Macklowe, Peter Norton, Willem Peppler, Denise Rich, Simonetta Seragnoli, David
Teiger, Ginny Williams and Elliot K. Wolk, 2001, 2001.7
25. Nam June Paik
Chinese Memory, 2005
single-channel video installation with 21-inch television, television cabinet and antenna
with acrylic paint and permanent oil-based markers, stacked books, Chinese scroll and
phonograph cover; color, silent
installation dimensions variable; approximately 55 x 81 x 44 inches
Nam June Paik Estate
26. Nam June Paik
Electronic Superhighway: Continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii, 1995
fifty-one channel video installation (including one closed-circuit television feed), custom
electronics, neon lighting, steel and wood; color, sound
approximately 180 x 480 x 48 inches
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 2002.23
27. Nam June Paik
Media Sandwich, 1961-64
phonograph records, German electronics magazines and rotogravure print with additions
in ink; installation dimensions variable
Smithsonian American Art Museum
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28. Nam June Paik
TV Crown, 1965/1999
manipulated television set, color, silent
installation dimensions variable; approximately 54 x 26 x 22 inches
Nam June Paik Estate
29. Nam June Paik
TV Crown, 1965/1999
manipulated television set, color, silent
installation dimensions variable; approximately 54 x 26 x 22 inches
Nam June Paik Estate
30. Nam June Paik
Untitled (Newspaper Drawing), 1990s
oil stick on printed newsprint
22 1/8 x 13 1/2 inches
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift to the Nam June Paik Archive from the Nam
June Paik Estate
31. Nam June Paik
Untitled (Newspaper Drawing), 1990s
oil stick on printed newsprint
22 3/4 x 14 1/2 inches
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift to the Nam June Paik Archive from the Nam
June Paik Estate
32. Nam June Paik
Untitled (Newspaper Drawing), 1990s
oil stick on printed newsprint
22 3/4 x 14 1/2 inches
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift to the Nam June Paik Archive from the Nam
June Paik Estate
33. Nam June Paik
Untitled (Newspaper Drawing), 1990s
oil stick on printed newsprint
22 3/4 x 14 1/2 in
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift to the Nam June Paik Archive from the Nam
June Paik Estate
34. Nam June Paik
Untitled (Newspaper Drawing), 1990s
oil stick on printed newsprint
23 x 14 1/2 inches
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift to the Nam June Paik Archive from the Nam
June Paik Estate
35. Nam June Paik
Untitled (Newspaper Drawing), 1990s
oil stick on printed newsprint
22 x 13 1/4 inches
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift to the Nam June Paik Archive from the Nam
June Paik Estate
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36. Nam June Paik
Untitled (Newspaper Drawing), 1990s
oil stick on printed newsprint
22 3/4 x 14 1/3 inches
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift to the Nam June Paik Archive from the Nam
June Paik Estate
37. Nam June Paik
Untitled (Newspaper Drawing), 1990s
oil stick on printed newsprint
22 3/4 x 14 1/2 inches
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift to the Nam June Paik Archive from the Nam
June Paik Estate
38. Nam June Paik
Untitled (Newspaper Drawing), 1990s
oil stick on printed newsprint
11 1/2 x 14 1/4 inches
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift to the Nam June Paik Archive from the Nam
June Paik Estate
39. Nam June Paik
Untitled (Newspaper Drawing), 1990s
oil stick on printed newsprint
22 3/4 x 14 1/8 inches
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift to the Nam June Paik Archive from the Nam
June Paik Estate
40. Nam June Paik
Untitled (Newspaper Drawing), 1990s
oil stick on printed newsprint
22 3/4 x 14 3/8 inches
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift to the Nam June Paik Archive from the Nam
June Paik Estate
41. Nam June Paik
Untitled (Newspaper Drawing), 1990s
oil stick on printed newsprint
22 x 13 1/2 inches
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift to the Nam June Paik Archive from the Nam
June Paik Estate
42. Nam June Paik
Untitled (Newspaper Drawing), 1990s
oil stick on printed newsprint
22 3/4 x 15 1/8 inches
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift to the Nam June Paik Archive from the Nam
June Paik Estate
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43. Nam June Paik
Untitled (Newspaper Drawing), 1990s
oil stick on printed newsprint
22 1/8 x 13 inches
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift to the Nam June Paik Archive from the Nam
June Paik Estate
44. Nam June Paik
Untitled (Newspaper Drawing), 1990s
oil stick on printed newsprint
22 3/4 x 15 1/4 inches
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift to the Nam June Paik Archive from the Nam
June Paik Estate
45. Nam June Paik
Untitled (Newspaper Drawing), 1990s
oil stick on printed newsprint
22 x 13 3/8 inches
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift to the Nam June Paik Archive from the Nam
June Paik Estate
46. Nam June Paik
Untitled (Newspaper Drawing), 1990s
oil stick on printed newsprint
22 3/4 x 15 7/8 inches
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift to the Nam June Paik Archive from the Nam
June Paik Estate
47. Nam June Paik
Untitled (Newspaper Drawing), 1990s
oil stick on printed newsprint
22 5/8 x 15 1/8 inches
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift to the Nam June Paik Archive from the Nam
June Paik Estate
48. Nam June Paik
Number 5, 1975
oil on canvas
20 x 30 inches
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift to the Nam June Paik Archive from the
collection of Barbara and Howard Wise
49. Nam June Paik
Untitled (Television and Moon), 1978
oil on canvas
24 x 12 inches
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift to the Nam June Paik Archive from the
collection of Barbara and Howard Wise
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50. Nam June Paik
Untitled (Television), about 1970
oil stick on paper
22 x 29 7/8 inches
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift to the Nam June Paik Archive from the Nam
June Paik Estate
51. Name June Paik
Untitled (Television), about 1970
oil stick on paper
22 x 29 7/8 inches
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift to the Nam June Paik Archive from the Nam
June Paik Estate
52. Nam June Paik
Cage TV Sketch, about 1970
oil stick on paper
18 x 24 1/8 inches
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift to the Nam June Paik Archive from the Nam
June Paik Estate
53. Nam June Paik
Untitled (Purple and Yellow Face), about 1970
pastel on paper
19 3/8 x 25 5/8 inches
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift to the Nam June Paik Archive from the Nam
June Paik Estate
Videotapes (excerpts)
54. Nam June Paik: Edited for Television, 1975
single-channel video; color and black and white, sound
Nam June Paik Estate, Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York
55. Nam June Paik in collaboration with David Atwood, Fred Barzyk, and Olivia Tappan
9/23/69: Experiment with David Atwood, 1969
single-channel video; color, sound
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift to the Nam June Paik Archive from the Nam
June Paik Estate
56. Nam June Paik and John Godfrey
Global Groove, 1973
single-channel video; color, sound
Nam June Paik Estate, Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York
57. Camera Three
The Strange Music of Nam June Paik (documentary), 1975
single-channel video; color, sound
Nam June Paik Estate, Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York
58. Nam June Paik in collab. w/ Charles Atlas, Merce Cunningham, and Shigeko Kubota
Merce by Merce by Paik, 1975/78
single-channel video; color, sound
Nam June Paik Estate, Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York
Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Videotapes (in full)
59. Nam June Paik and Jud Yalkut
Videotape Study No. 3, 1967-69/1992
single-channel video; black and white, sound
4:32 minutes
Nam June Paik Estate, Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York
60. Nam June Paik and John Godfrey
Global Groove, 1973
single-channel video; color, sound
28:30 minutes
Nam June Paik Estate, Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York
61. Nam June Paik with Charlotte Moorman
Guadalcanal Requiem, 1977, re-edited 1979
single-channel video; color, sound
28:33 minutes
Nam June Paik Estate, Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York
62. Nam June Paik and Shigeko Kubota
Allan 'n' Allen's Complaint, 1982
single-channel video; color, sound
28:33 minutes
Nam June Paik Estate, Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York
63. Nam June Paik with Betsy Connors and Paul Garrin
Living with the Living Theatre, 1989
single-channel video; color, sound
28:30 minutes
Nam June Paik Estate, Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York
64. Good Morning, Mr. Orwell, 1984
single-channel video; color, sound
30 minutes
Nam June Paik Estate, Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York
Audiotapes
65. Hommage a John Cage: Musik fur Tonbander und Klavier, 1958-59
audiotape
4:07 minutes
Nam June Paik Estate
No Image Available
66. Etude for Pianoforte, 1959-60
audiotape
2:47 minutes
Nam June Paik Estate
No Image Available
67. Prepared Piano for Merce Cunningham, 1962
audiotape
28:38 minutes,
Nam June Paik Estate
No Image Available
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68. Peter Moore
Charlotte Moorman Performing Nam June Paik's Concerto for TV Cello & Videotapes at
Galeria Bonino, New York, 1971
© Estate of Peter Moore/VAGA, NYC
Silver print
image: 42 1/2 x 32 inches
frame: 50 1/8 x 38 5/8 inches
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift to the Nam June Paik Archive from the
collection of Barbara and Howard Wise
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