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Nam June Paik — Self-Portrait
Nam June Paik

Self-Portrait

Nam June Paik's *Self-Portrait* offers a characteristically unconventional take on the traditional genre, likely incorporating the electronic and video-based elements for which the pioneering Korean-American artist is celebrated. Rather than a straightforward likeness, the work reflects Paik's enduring fascination with technology as an extension of human identity, blurring the boundaries between the self and the machine. It stands as a meditation on how media and communication shape our perception of ourselves in the modern age.

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April 21, 2015

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Nam June Paik, Self-Portrait

Nam June Paik's *Self-Portrait* offers a characteristically unconventional take on the traditional genre, likely incorporating the electronic and video-based elements for which the pioneering Korean-American artist is celebrated. Rather than a straightforward likeness, the work reflects Paik's enduring fascination with technology as an extension of human identity, blurring the boundaries between the self and the machine. It stands as a meditation on how media and communication shape our perception of ourselves in the modern age.

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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Korean American Artist, 20th Century, Pioneer Artist, Male Artist, Conceptual Art, Media Art, Avant-Garde, Self-Portrait, Technology Art, Video Art

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Sharrissa Iqbal