We Are in Open Circuits
Writings by Nam June Paik
- Hardcover
464 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2019
Summary
Essays, project plans, and correspondence from across Nam Jun Paik’s career, much of it previously out of print or unpublished.Nam June Paik (1932-2006) is a pivotal figure in the history of modern art. Arguably the most important video artist of all time, and certainly among the most influential and prolific, Paik was a legendary innovator who transformed the electronic moving image into an artist’s medium. He wrote incessantly-corresponding with friends, composing performance scores, making…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262039802 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 026203980X |
| Author: | Nam June Paik, John G. Hanhardt, Gregory Zinman, Edith Decker-Phillips |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2019 |
| Weight: | 1.76kg |
| Dimensions: | 279mm x 216mm x 37mm |
| Series: | Writing Art |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
Packed with visual stimuli alongside insightful and accessible commentary by the editors, this collection successfully adds new weight to the existing Paik scholarship by exploring his global satellite pieces and including many unpublished texts.
—The Brooklyn Railengaging and ambitious…Kronfeldner’s book is sophisticated and well argued, making it a valuable resource.
—BJPsych BRITISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRYAbout The Author
Nam June Paik
John G. Hanhardt is an independent curator of film and the media arts and has curated Nam June Paik retrospectives at the Whitney Museum of American Art, Guggenheim Museum, and Smithsonian American Art Museum.Gregory Zinman is Assistant Professor in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication at Georgia Tech.Edith Decker-Phillips is an art historian and the author of Paik Video.
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