Nam June Paik Art Center is a municipal art museum in Gyeonggi-do that was opened in 2008 to collect and display works of the late artist Nam June Paik (1932-2006) and study the art world including his media art.
Nam June Paik
editNam June Paik[1] is an artist who worked experimentally and creatively using various technologies as a pioneer of media art.
Nam June Paik born in 1932, a study in Seoul and Hong Kong when he was middle school, and he spent his high school days in Kamakura, Japan.
After he graduates high school he studied aesthetics at the University of Tokyo. Moving to Germany in 1956 and studying European philosophy and modern music.
In 1963, he began his career as a media artist through his solo exhibition, <Exhibition of Music, Electronic Television>[2].
In 1964, Paik move to the USA and he began working on his work using video in earnest.
It has developed a video synthesizer[3] that combines not only video images but also sculptures, installation works and video images, and freely edits them,
and also adds constant explorationof music and body to establish his unique art world.
Since the 1980s, <Good Morning Mr. Orwell>[4] has been planning a global project to break the barriers of avant-garde art and pop culture through live television broadcasts using satellite technology.
In 1993, he participated in the Venice Biennale as a representative of the German Pavilion and won the Golden Lion for his work on the subject of nomadic artists.
He was been expanding his art territory into laser technology then he got suffered a stroke in the mid-1990s.
However, Paik didn't stop practicing art until his death in Miami in 2006.
Building
edit
Nam June Paik Art Center's architectural design was recommended by the Union of International Artists (UIA) [5]in 2003 at an international competition involving 430 people.
It was designed jointly with Kristen Schemel, a young German architect who won the grand prize in the contest, and Marina Stankovic, the architect of the Berlin KSMS Shemel Stankovic's architectural office.
The art center features several layers of mirrors, consisting of an exhibition room, a video archive, and a multi-purpose space.
Nam June Paik Art Center is a total size of 5,600 sqm (60,300 ft) and consists of three ground and two underground floors.
It was first opened to the public on April 30, 2008, with the completion ceremony.
Museum Identity
editThe strange mathematical symbol used in the main logo of the Nam June Paik Art Center is a formula written in his work to commemorate his 54th birthday, which bears Paik's unique imagination and sense of humor.
The logo, which shows infinite variation and rotation when turning it over to a new question, captures the identity of Nam June Paik Art Center, which aims to become an experimental free space where questions are constantly
asked about any existing answer.
Collection
editWorks by Nam June Paik
The art center has a total of 250 works collection[6] by Nam June Paik.
The main exhibition shows the various arts he tried.
- Drawing 59
- Installation 25
- Object 27
- Painting 15
- Photography 114
- Sculpture 9
- Other 1
Opening Hours
edit10:00 ~ 18:00 , Tuesday - Sunday
(July, August 10:00 ~19:00, Tuesday - Sunday )
※ Last admission is one hour before closing.
Close on
edit- Every Monday
- Every January 1st
- Korean new year's day , Korean Thanksgiving day
Admission
editAdmission fee is free for everyone.
※Except for special exhibitions.
Admission for special exhibition
editIndividual
- Adult (ages 19 and over) - 100%
- Students (under 19), Soldiers - 50%
- Under 6 - Free
Group
- Adult (ages 19 and over) - 50%
- Students (under 19), Soldiers - 25%
※ Standard of groups : 20 or more people
Discount
edit- Inhabitants of Gyeonggi province people - 50%
※ With ID card
※ Individual audience only
Free
edit- Seniors 65 or over
※ With ID card
- Disable people (disable class 1 to 3)
※ With one guardian
- International Council of Museums(ICOM) members
※ Current ICOM cards and ID
Docent Tours
editRegular Docent Tours
edit- Tue - Fri : 2pm , 4pm
- Sat , Sun : 11am , 1pm , 2pm , 4pm
- More information (information desk) : +82 (0)31-201-8571~2
※ Korean only
Private Docent Tours
editPrivate docent tour for group audience of min
※ 20 people requires a reservation before one week ago
Nam June Paik Library
editLocation
editFirst floor in Nam June Paik Art Center
Opening hours
edit13:00 ~ 17:00
Mission
editNam June Paik library's mission is support the public interested in the field of art and culture.
- ^ "Nam June Paik | NJP ARTCENTER". Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- ^ [https://www.artbook.com/9783865606198.html Nam June Paik Exposition of Music, Electronic Television, Revisited ARTBOOK | D.A.P. 2009 Walther K�nig, K�ln 9783865606198].
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{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help); Missing or empty|title=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Art, in; September 6th, Television |; Comment, 2016 Leave a. "Good Morning, Mr. Orwell: Nam June Paik's Avant-Garde New Year's Celebration with Laurie Anderson, John Cage, Peter Gabriel & More". Open Culture. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "UIA | Union of International Associations". uia.org. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
- ^ "Collection | 소장품 분류 | NJP ARTCENTER". Retrieved 2019-11-01.