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| Nam June Paik American, born 1932 TV Cello 1971 video tubes, TV chassis, plexiglass boxes, electronics, wiring, wood base, fan, stool, color photograph Collection Walker Art Center T. B. Walker Acquisition Fund, 1992 Formerly the Collection of Otto Piene and Elizabeth Goldring, Massachusetts |
In the 1960s video was a brand new technology, and American artist Nam June Paik (pronounced "pake," like "cake") was the first to use it to make art. Known as the "father of video art," Paik inspires many artists with his use of electronics. For TV Cello he stacked used television sets into the shape of a cello, then wired them together and added strings to make a musical instrument. Paik collaborated with cellist-performance artist Charlotte Moorman, who actually played the TV Cello. For the video Paik edited together all kinds of images to create a dizzying pattern of horizontal and vertical flashes and spiraling loops. |
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