Nam June Paik Art Center is an art gallery in Giheung-gu, Yongin, Seoul Capital Area, South Korea.[1][2][3] It opened in 2008[2] and hosts both permanent and temporary exhibitions.[2] It is named after the Korean American artist Nam June Paik, whose work is included in its permanent collection.[1]
Established | 2008 |
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Location | Giheung-gu, Yongin, South Korea |
Collections | Nam June Paik[1] |
Website | njp |
The gallery awards the Nam June Paik Art Center Prize.
Details
edit"The museum's exhibits follow no real order of chronology or renown, thereby inviting visitors to make up their own minds as to the merit and significance of each work."[2]
Nam June Paik Art Center Prize
editThe Nam June Paik Art Center Prize was established in 2009.[4] It is "awarded to artists and theorists whose works are . . . amalgamating art and technology, pursuing new ways of communication, interacting with audiences, and fusing and conflating music, performance and visual art."[4] The prize includes a solo exhibition at the Center.[5][6]
Recipients
edit- 2009: Lee Seung-taek, Eun-Me Ahn, Ceal Floyer, and Robert Adrian[4]
- 2010: Bruno Latour[4]
- 2012: Doug Aitken[4][5][7][8]
- 2014: Haroon Mirza[4][5]
- 2016: Blast Theory[4]
- 2018: Trevor Paglen[5]
- 2020: CAMP[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Nam June Paik Art Center". Time Out Seoul. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- ^ a b c d "Nam June Paik Art Center: A life in video". CNN. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- ^ "Nam June Paik Art Center in South Korea Announces New Director and Exhibition". artdaily.com. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- ^ a b c d e f g Sterling, Bruce (17 December 2016). "Blast Theory wins 2016 Nam June Paik Art Center Prize". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- ^ a b c d Nwangwa, Shirley (2 November 2018). "Trevor Paglen Wins 2018 Nam June Paik Art Center Prize". ARTnews. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- ^ a b "CAMP Wins 2020 Nam June Paik Art Center Prize". e-flux. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
- ^ "Doug Aitken Wins 2012 Nam June Paik Art Center Prize". The New York Observer. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- ^ Herald, The Korea (14 November 2013). "'DNA of modern media artists comes from Nam June Paik'". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2019-03-10.