Nam June PaikAmerican, 1932–2006Untitled
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Not on view at present
Where is “Untitled” now? Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Washington, D.C., United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- 1976.66.20
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In the catalog
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- National Gallery of Art
- Image: National Gallery of Art — © the artist or rights holder
In the life of Nam June Paik
The whole life1971
Works at the WNET laboratory
At the experimental workshop of WNET in New York he completes a series of short pieces, “The Selling of New York”, comparing the promoted image of the city with its real life.
1974
Proposal “Media Planning for the Postindustrial Society”
In a proposal to the Rockefeller Foundation he uses the phrase “electronic super highway” for the future of telecommunications, which is credited as the first use of the term.
1974
“Videa ’n’ Videology 1959–1973” is published
The Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse publishes a volume of Paik’s early works and writings edited by Judson Rosebush.
20 March 1974
His work is first screened in South Korea
“Global Groove” is screened at the United States Information Center in Seoul; the artist Park Hyunki is in the audience, and the screening inspires him to experiment with video for the first time.
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