South Korean-born American artist Nam Jun Paik left a hole in the video art world with his passing in 2006. Considered to be the first video artist and a pioneer of the space by many, his work foreshadowed contemporary video art as both a communicative and artistic medium. He even went so far as to asserted in 1965 that the television cathode-ray tube would someday replace the canvas. While video has by no means replaced canvas, you can see some of his influential work at the James Cohan Gallery.
Beginning April 14 and running through May 30, the James Cohan Gallery features a collection of Paik's important works including sculptures from his robot series, which incorporate video monitors and surveillance cameras with sculptural forms in order to allowing the audience to engage with the work.
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