The Future /s Now
Trailblazer, pioneer, forward-thinking, innovator, ahead of his time; The late artist Nam June Paik has always been praised by his capacity to observe the present and anticipate the future. He coined the term 'electronic superhighway' to foretell the future of communication in the Internet age, and he's usually referred to as the 'grandfather of video art.'
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Nam June Paik, Electronic Superhighway: Continental EUA, Alaska, Hawaii, 1995, instal·lació de vídeo de cinquanta-un canals (incloent un canal de televisió de circuit tancat), electrònica personalitzada, il·luminació de neó, acer i fusta; color, so, Smithsonian American Art Museum, regal de l' artista, 2002.23 via Flickr
The ultrashort laser pulses used in this study – about 100 femtoseconds, or millionths of a billionth of a second, long – pass right through the sample without damaging it, and can be tuned to probe any spot inside it. And like a camera with a super-fast shutter speed, this relatively small and affordable laser setup should be able to observe the characteristics of the topological transition, as well as other electronic properties and processes, in much finer detail and as they change in real time. That’s one possibility that makes this all-optical method interesting and gives it a wide range of potential applications
City of Bits is a comprehensive introduction to a new type of city, an increasingly important system of virtual spaces interconnected by the information superhighway. William Mitchell makes extensive use of practical examples and illustrations in a technically well-grounded yet accessible examination of architecture and urbanism in the context of the digital telecommunications revolution, the ongoing miniaturization of electronics, the commodification of bits, and the growing domination of software over materialized form.
City of Bits: Space, Place, and the Infobahn : Mitchell, William J. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Nam June Paik: Moon is the Oldest TV | Official Trailer
IN THEATERS MARCH 24. ON AMAZON & APPLE TV JUNE 13. A chronicle of the life and times of Nam June Paik, a pillar of the American avant-garde in the 20th century, widely regarded as the father of video art, who coined the phrase “Electronic Superhighway,” and is arguably the most famous Korean artist in modern history. Features readings of the artist’s writings by Executive Producer Steven Yeun (Minari, Nope).
We live in an accelerating world. The “electronic superhighway” has changed communications forever; in 2020, the number of unique mobile internet users stood at 4.28 billion. When we walk through city centres and high streets, how often do we look up? Or are we fixated by our phones? Katharina Klopfer (b. 1979) is a German-born architect and photographer interested in the details of urban environments.
Paik envisioned a different television, a "global groove" of artists' expressions seen as part of an "electronic superhighway" that would be open and free to everyone. The multiple forms of video that Paik developed can be interpreted as an expression of an open medium able to flourish and grow through the imagination and participation of communities and individuals from around the world. Paik, along with many artists working as individuals and within collectives through the 1960s and 1970s to create work for television as well as for alternative spaces, challenged the idea of television as a medium and domain exclusively controlled by a monopoly of broadcasters.
New film explores how 'the father of video art' pioneered an art form
"Widely referred to as the father of video art, Paik – who died in 2006 – is the subject of the new documentary, Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV."
"Directed by Amanda Kim, Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV (which premiered at Sundance in January) tells the story of Korean-born Paik's life and legacy through interviews with art world luminaries, readings of Paik's written words, media coverage and archival footage of his work. Born in 1932..."
"What ultimately put Paik on the map was his 1974 piece TV Buddha, a video sculpture that depicts a Buddha statue watching its own image on an adjacent television screen. The installation meditates on varying themes – from the relationship between self-absorption and technology to the contrasts and parallels between East and West."
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See the world through the eyes of Nam June Paik, the father of video art and coiner of the term “electronic superhighway.” Born in Japan-occupied Korea, Paik went on to become a pillar of the American avant-garde and transformed modern image-making with his sculptures, films and performances. Experience his creative evolution, as Academy Award nominee Steven Yeun reads from Paik's own writings.