The 'Internet Dweller' by Nam June Paik is an imaginary being who lives on the Internet. It is constructed almost entirely from technology. Colour monitors, circuit cards, cables and aerials are attached to an old television cabinet. The work looks like some futuristic robot from the 'fifties and so Paik looks back in the 'nineties on the most important technological inventions in the electronic media. Paik is considered the founder of the video art in the 'sixties.
Specifications
| Title | Internet dweller: mpbd.three.cgsspv |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Wood, TV set, 1 DVD projection |
| Object type |
Video-installatie
> Video installation
> Video
> Audiovisueel werk
> Kunstvoorwerp
|
| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 112 cm Width 119 cm Depth 80 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Artist:
Nam June Paik
|
| Accession number | BEK 1804 a-j (MK) |
| Credits | Purchase Stichting Fonds Willem van Rede. On permanent loan from the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands, 2007 |
| Department | Modern Art |
| Acquisition date | 2007 |
| Creation date | in 1994 |
| Collector | Collector / W. van Rede |
| External exhibitions |
Behind the screens. 50 jaar computerkunst. (2023) |
| Material | |
| Object |
All about the artist
Nam June Paik
Seoul 1932 - Miami 2006
Nam June Paik is famous as the founder of video art. He studied philosophy, music and art history at the university of Tokyo and then in Munich and Freiburg. In...
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