Review Exhibition Nam June Paik: Nam June Paik | Jugemu Held at Watari Museum of Contemporary Art
A review exhibition titled "Nam June Paik | Jugemu" is held at Watari Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Nam June Paik's death.Summary
A review exhibition titled "Nam June Paik | Jugemu" is held at Watari Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Nam June Paik's death. The exhibition runs from July 19 to November 23. Nam June Paik was born in Seoul in 1932 and graduated from the Department of Aesthetics and Art History at the University of Tokyo before moving to West Germany to study art history. In 1963, he held the world's first video art solo exhibition, "Exhibition of Music--Electronic Television," establishing the foundation of new media art using television and video. He received the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale in 1993 and passed away in 2006. The museum has hosted many solo exhibitions of Paik during his lifetime, and many works were created at its predecessor, Gallery Watari. The exhibition title is named after the rakugo story "Jugemu" which wishes for a child's longevity, reflecting a desire for Paik's works to continue living beyond their time. The exhibition occupies all floors from the second to the fourth, unfolding across three spaces: Forest, Edge, and Heart. Each floor bears a different theme, vividly bringing Paik's multifaceted world to life.
(Source：Tokyo Art Beat)