Nam June Paik (Korean 1932-2006)
Mini Metrobot, 1988
£9,375
Auction: 14 November 2019 from 13:00 GMT
Description
Artist Proof, signed and numbered 3/5 on the plinth, with Contemporary Art Center, 1988 label (to base), metal and mixed media
Dimensions
48.5cm high (19.12in high)
Footnote
'Nam June Paik - A Work for Radio' by Ray Gallon is incorporated in this piece.
Nam June Paik was a visionary artist and one of the first to embrace new technology and mass media. His work was innovative and experimental, pioneering the use of video and television in art and coining the phrase ‘electronic super highway’, predicting communication in the internet age.
Mini-metrobot is a small editioned maquette for the 26 foot tall Metrobot created as a sidewalk ambassador for The Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the center and 200th anniversary of the city. It was created to communicate the Arts Center’s location, as well as imparting a message of events and exhibitions on its electronic message board arm. There was a public telephone and video monitors in its legs that allowed the public to further interact with the piece.
A major retrospective of Nam June Paik's work is currently taking place at Tate Modern, London, organised in collaboration with the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.