
Life is Drama
"Life is Drama" by Nam June Paik presents a weathered wooden television cabinet adorned with television aerials, metal elements, and layers of oil paint and lacquer, merging the domestic familiarity of mid-century broadcast technology with the tactile richness of painterly surfaces. The work pulses with looping video content played across a continuous 26-minute, 36-second cycle, reflecting Paik's enduring fascination with the intersection of time, media, and human experience. True to his pioneering vision, the piece transforms the everyday television set into a theatrical stage, suggesting that modern life is inextricably bound to the narratives constructed and broadcast through electronic media.
- Medium
- wooden television cabinet, television aerials, metal, oil paint, laquer, wood, DVD palyer, two DVDs: 26m 36s loop
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Contemporary Art Day Sale
June 30, 2015
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