'Revisiting Paik Namjun'... National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art to Host International Symposium

'My Paik Namjun' on November 18 at National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Gwacheon
Presentations by 9 Renowned Paik Namjun Researchers from Korea and Abroad

Photo of a typewriter and Nam June Paik. Photo by Nam June Paik Art Center [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heeyoon] The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) announced on the 24th that it will hold an international symposium titled "My Nam June Paik" on November 18 at the Gwacheon branch auditorium to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the birth of video art master Nam June Paik.

The symposium will consist of three sessions: "Memories of Nam June Paik," "Media Art and Preservation," and "The Influence of Nam June Paik," featuring presentations by nine renowned Nam June Paik researchers from Korea and abroad.

In the "Memories of Nam June Paik" session, curator Barbara London, who planned Nam June Paik's solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York in 1977, will participate by connecting live from New York.

In the "Media Art and Preservation" session, Honorary Professor Hanna H?lling from University College London, Honorary Professor Lee Wongon from Dankook University, and Curator Kwon Incheol from the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art will present. In the "The Influence of Nam June Paik" session, Professor Lee Ji-eun from Myongji University, Professor Kim Heeyoung from Kookmin University, and Professor Gregory Jinman from Georgia Institute of Technology will each give presentations.

At the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Gwacheon, a visitor is taking a photo of the reactivated video art masterpiece "Dadaikseon" by the video art master Nam June Paik during the reactivation ceremony. Photo by Yonhap News

The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art is conducting various related events to celebrate the 90th anniversary of Nam June Paik's birth. First, on the 15th of last month, they reactivated Nam June Paik's media art work "Dadaikseon," and on the 10th of next month, they plan to hold a special exhibition titled "The Nam June Paik Effect," highlighting his influence on Korean art.

Yun Beommoh, director of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, said, "With the reactivation of Nam June Paik's representative work 'Dadaikseon,' we hope this will serve as an opportunity to expand research on Nam June Paik through various exhibitions and international academic events," adding, "The museum's efforts to elevate Nam June Paik's artistic achievements will continue."

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