"Published originally in German, Paik Video is the first English language edition of this full treatment of the Father of Video Art, Nam June Paik. Richly illustrated with photographs and descriptions of his works, it includes a definitive discussion of the artist's claim to be the first Video Artist.A must-read for all persons interested in Video Art, this book will also be essential to all serious art collections and is an ideal introd ..."
"Essays, project plans, and correspondence from across Nam Jun Paik's career, much of it previously out of print or unpublished.Nam June Paik (1932–2006) is a pivotal figure in the history of modern art. Arguably the most important video artist of all time, and certainly among the most influential and prolific, Paik was a legendary innovator who transformed the electronic moving image into an artist's medium. He wrote incessantly―corresp ..."
"Before the days of smartphones, MacBooks, and Netflix, and even before AOL, Giga Pets, and Game Boys, there was a time when monitors were enormous, clunky, and utterly novel. This volume showcases selections from a generation of artists who used monitors as sculptural objects before they were replaced by video projectors in the gallery and long before we carried screens around in our pockets. Shedding light on a body of work in the hist ..."
Paik(1st Edition) Video (DuMont Dokumente) (German Edition) by EdithDecker-Phillips, Nam June Paik Paperback, 230 Pages, Published 1988 by Dumont ISBN-13: 978-3-7701-2157-1, ISBN: 3-7701-2157-0
"... die den Telefon-Korso bilden, und die Klangtransformationen, die die Akustik
der Rundfunkarenen gestalten, werden nicht statisch sein, sondern sich der
Nutzung durch die Menschen entsprechend entwickeln. (Der vorliegende Text
enthält Auszüge aus Vorträgen, gehalten an der New School for Social Research
, New York, im März 1982; ergänzt 1984 und 1990. Audium wurde als
realisierbares Konzept 1978 entworfen.) Übersetzung aus dem En ..."