TV Rabbit

1999

Video installation

66(L) x 64(W) x 119(H) cm

Signed lower left PAIK in English and dated '99

Estimate
2,900,000 - 3,600,000
682,000 - 847,000
88,700 - 110,100
Sold Price
4,320,000
1,040,964
134,328

Ravenel Autumn Auction 2009 Taipei

201

Nam June PAIK (Korean-American, 1932 - 2006)

TV Rabbit


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Nam June Paik, a Korean-born American artist, is known as "The Father of Video Art". He played a very important role in leading the video and multi media arts; combining technology and video art together. His impact on the visual art world can be compared to that of 20th century artists such as Joseph Boyce, Marc Duchamps and Andy Warhol.


In the 1950's, Nam June Paik was educated in Japan and Germany in music and philosophy. During his studies in Germany, he was influenced by the American avant-garde music composer John Cage, with whom he began his path in the electronic arts. In 1963, he used black and white TV as a media to create his first video installation. He is truly an international artist, a mixture of Eastern and Western cultures, born in Seoul, Korea, enlightened in classical music and philosophy in Japan, active in German avant-garde art circles and finally settling down in New York. He travelled the world participating in many exhibitions.


"TV Rabbit" is a video installation. It is made up of an old style TV cabinet, a 1990's LD color video recorder, and a sculpture of a rabbit that represents TV antenna. As the antenna look like the ears of a rabbit, it is named "TV Rabbit". Nam June Paik has animated the antenna as a metallic rabbit, showing a humorous side to his creation. The piece is a multi media installation based on a historical object, while merging old and new cultures, and creating a contrast of East and West.


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