Nam June Paik Art Center
Nam June Paik Art Center is an art gallery in Giheung-gu, Yongin, in the 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]
"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]
Established | 2008 |
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Location | Giheung-gu, Yongin, South Korea |
Collections | Nam June Paik[1] |
Website | njpac-en |
The gallery awards the Nam June Paik Art Center Prize.
Nam June Paik Art Center Prize
The 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]
Recipients
- 2009: Lee Seung-taek, Eun-Me Ahn, Ceal Floyer, and Robert Adrian[4]
- 2010: Bruno Latour[4]
- 2012: Doug Aitken[4][5][6][7]
- 2014: Haroon Mirza[4][5]
- 2016: Blast Theory[4]
- 2018: Trevor Paglen[5]
References
- "Nam June Paik Art Center". Time Out Seoul. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- "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.
- Sterling, Bruce (17 December 2016). "Blast Theory wins 2016 Nam June Paik Art Center Prize". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2019-03-10 – via www.wired.com.
- Nwangwa, Shirley (2 November 2018). "Trevor Paglen Wins 2018 Nam June Paik Art Center Prize". ARTnews. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- "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.