Critical Writing Index

Art and Technology of Nam June Paik

by Jud Yalkut

Arts Magazine, Apr. 1968, v. 42, no. 6, pp. 50-51

An interview with Nam June Paik, focusing on the technological aspects of Paik's work. The enigmatic artist discusses the "possbilities of LASER," the usefulness of his electronic TV work to the C.I.A., and the moral ramifications of the "picturephone." Paik goes on to urge major companies to create artist residencies to bring more creativity to the corporate hierarchy. He avers that electronification (as distinguished fom electrification) is the revolution of the 1960s, and calls for the "unification of artist and engineer into one person."

ITEM 1968.001 – available for viewing in the Research Centre

Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited

Il pluit dans mon computeurNam June Paik

La Computeur sentimentaleNam June Paik

Aimez-vous FORTRAN-programming?Nam June Paik