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Sistine Chapel
1993
Paik imagined a future landscape where technology is an integral part of the natural world. Placing TV sets alongside live plants, he creates an environment in which the seemingly distinct realms of electronics and nature coexist. His approach follows a Buddhist philosophy that everything is interdependent. It also suggests that technology is not in conflict with nature
but an extension of the human realm.
Sistine Chapel
1993
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A celebration of Nam June Paik's
artistic career with video art.
A celebration of Nam June Paik's
artistic career with video art.
Sistine
Chapel
Sistine
Chapel
Sistine
Chapel
A celebration of
Nam June Paik's
artistic career
with video art.
Sistine Chapel also
reflects the information
overload that we
experience today.
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Sistine Chapel also reflects the
information overload that we
experience today.
The installation
consists of fast-paced
and overlapping images
that completely cover
the gallery walls and
ceilings.
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The installation
consists of fast-paced
and overlapping images
that completely cover
the gallery walls and
ceilings.
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36 projectors switch at
random between 4 different
videos, all playing at the
same time - resulting in a
multisensory audiovisual
experience not to be
missed.
36 projectors switch at random
between 4 different videos, all
playing at the same time - resulting
in a multisensory audiovisual
experience not to be missed.
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“Without electricity, there
can be no art.”
-Nam June Paik, 1976
“Without electricity, there
can be no art.”
-Nam June Paik, 1976
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Nam June Paik, Sistine Chapel , 1993, reconstructed 2021. Video projectors, metal, wood, custom video switchers and four video channels, colour , sound. Collection of Ulsan Art Museum. Installation view at San Francisco
of Modern Art, May 8 October 3, 2021. Courtesy of the Estate of Nam June Paik © Estate of Nam June Paik. Photo: Andria Lo.
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