Smithsonian American Art Museum
Nam June Paik: Global Visionary  

PaikBot Photo It gives me great pleasure to introduce a new member of our social media team here at the American Art Museum - PaikBot! PaikBot is the nickname we've given to one of the robot artworks in the upcoming exhibition, Nam June Paik: Global Visionary.

Nam June Paik is considered the father of video art, and his ideas and work transformed the art of the twentieth century. In many of his multimedia sculptures (such as his robots), Paik wanted to humanize technology by combining TVs and other hardware with familiar, non-threatening forms. The exhibition will feature key artworks from throughout Paik's extensive career, as well as material drawn from the  Nam June Paik Archive, which was acquired by the museum in 2009.

PaikBot is very, VERY excited to be included in this exhibition, so will be sharing his experiences through Twitter, beginning with his conservation and installation, then continuing with his ongoing discoveries about Nam June Paik and other artworks in the exhibition. Visitors to the exhibition and the website can ask him questions, which he will do his best to answer! He is interested in connecting with other robots, too, so be sure to send him a message on Twitter if you know of any whom he can meet.

Nam June Paik: Global Visionary will be on view at the American Art Museum from December 13, 2012 through August 11, 2013.


-- Georgina (and PaikBot!)
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