Nam June Paik Art Center

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Nam June Paik Art Center
Established2008 (2008)
LocationGiheung-gu, Yongin, South Korea
CollectionsNam June Paik[1]
Websitenjp.ggcf.kr

Nam June Paik Art Center is an art gallery in Giheung-gu, Yongin, Seoul Capital Area, South Korea.[1][2][3] It opened in 2008[2] and hosts both permanent and temporary exhibitions.[2] It is named after the Korean American artist Nam June Paik, whose work is included in its permanent collection.[1]

The gallery awards the Nam June Paik Art Center Prize.

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"The museum's exhibits follow no real order of chronology or renown, thereby inviting visitors to make up their own minds as to the merit and significance of each work."[2]

Nam June Paik Art Center Prize

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The Nam June Paik Art Center Prize was established in 2009.[4] It is "awarded to artists and theorists whose works are . . . amalgamating art and technology, pursuing new ways of communication, interacting with audiences, and fusing and conflating music, performance and visual art."[4] The prize includes a solo exhibition at the Center.[5][6]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Nam June Paik Art Center". Time Out Seoul. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  2. ^ a b c d "Nam June Paik Art Center: A life in video". CNN. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  3. ^ "Nam June Paik Art Center in South Korea Announces New Director and Exhibition". artdaily.com. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Sterling, Bruce (17 December 2016). "Blast Theory wins 2016 Nam June Paik Art Center Prize". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  5. ^ a b c d Nwangwa, Shirley (2 November 2018). "Trevor Paglen Wins 2018 Nam June Paik Art Center Prize". ARTnews. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  6. ^ a b "CAMP Wins 2020 Nam June Paik Art Center Prize". e-flux. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  7. ^ "Doug Aitken Wins 2012 Nam June Paik Art Center Prize". The New York Observer. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  8. ^ Herald, The Korea (14 November 2013). "'DNA of modern media artists comes from Nam June Paik'". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2019-03-10.