[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Hyowon] The work of video artist the late Nam June Paik has been put up for auction as an NFT (Non-Fungible Token).

Nam June Paik 'Global Groove' <br>[Image source=Yonhap News]

Nam June Paik 'Global Groove'
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Auction house Christie's announced on the 27th that Nam June Paik's video work 'Global Groove' has been submitted for an online auction. The estimated price is $100,000 to $200,000 (approximately 110 million to 220 million KRW). The auction will run until the 3rd of next month.


'Global Groove' is a work that was broadcast in 1974 on the American TV station WNET and was included as a video element in the installation piece 'TV Garden,' exhibited at Tate Modern, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the Guggenheim Museum. The auction features a video NFT work repeating the opening 38 seconds of 'Global Groove.'



Meanwhile, NFTs use blockchain technology to assign unique identification values to digital content and have recently gained popularity as an investment target.


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