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Nam June Paik — Music is Not Sound
Nam June Paik

Music is Not Sound

1988

Nam June Paik's multimedia installation 'Music is Not Sound,' created in 1988, combines video technology with found objects and musical elements. This assemblage of TV-chairs, monitors, sculptures, and instruments exemplifies Paik's pioneering video art practice.

Medium
single-channel video system, acrylic on 2 TV-chairs with 9" color monitors, 2 cymbals, mallet, 2 found bust sculptures and 2 plastic telephones

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Nam June Paik, Music is Not Sound, 1988

Nam June Paik's multimedia installation 'Music is Not Sound,' created in 1988, combines video technology with found objects and musical elements. This assemblage of TV-chairs, monitors, sculptures, and instruments exemplifies Paik's pioneering video art practice.

Medium
single-channel video system, acrylic on 2 TV-chairs with 9" color monitors, 2 cymbals, mallet, 2 found bust sculptures and 2 plastic telephones
Year
1988
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Installation, Mixed Media, Nam June Paik, Technology, 1988, Video Art, Multimedia

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