Nam June Paik: Becoming Robot

New York and New Haven, CT: Asia Society; Yale University Press, 2014. Pictorial boards, 189 pages, illustrations (chiefly color); 28 cm. Exhibition held at the Asia Society Museum, New York, September 5, 2014 to January 4, 2015. BRAND NEW. A fine copy. Still in publisher's shrinkwrap. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. "This new, fully illustrated catalogue on the celebrated progenitor of video art, Nam June Paik (1932-2006), brings together a host of scholars, artists, and Paik's own collaborators to illuminate the work of this innovative artist. An essay by curator Michelle Yun takes readers through Paik's highly original career, providing insight into his radical and witty experiments with technology, especially in relation to the body, which he viewed as vital platforms for the future of art, science, and popular culture. Scholars David Joselit and John Maeda contribute texts examining the artist's interest in new media and popular culture. A roundtable discussion with three of Paik's own artistic collaborators and contemporary artists' statements shed light on the collaborative process and Paik's enduring influence on artistic practice today. Drawing on the newly established Nam June Paik Archive at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, this book also features never-before-published primary sources that highlight Paik's prescient attitude towards the integration of increasingly indispensable technologies into modern life. / Melissa Chiu is museum director and senior vice president of global arts and cultural programs and Michelle Yun is curator of modern and contemporary art, both at Asia Society, New York." - Publisher. CONTENTS: Nam June Paik: evolution, revolution, resolution, by Michelle Yun; OK, let's go to Blimpie's: talking about Nam June Paik, by Melissa Chiu; No exit: video and the readymade, by David Joselit; Works in the exhibition; Remembering Nam June Paik, by Kenzo Digital, John Godfrey, Christian Jankowski, Jon Kessler, John Maeda, Bill Viola, Yoko Ono; Nam June Paik: in his own words; Nam June Paik: fast-forward, by Michelle Yun.. 1st. Hardcover. NEW. 4to. Collectible.