Something Pacific: detail: carved stone buddha contemplating old television set
Creator
Paik, Nam June (South Korean sculptor, video artist, and performance artist, 1932-2006) Stuart Collection (San Diego, Calif.) Rittermann, Philipp Scholz (American photographer, 1955 CE-)
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Rights Holder and Contact
Rittermann, Philipp Scholz (American photographer, 1955 CE-)
Description
Science, Technology and Industry Film, Audio, Video and Digital Art Sculpture and Installations Paik's Something Pacific for the Stuart Collection was his first permanent outdoor installation. This work relates specifically to its site, which includes the lobby of the university's Media Center as well as the lawns surrounding the building. Outdoors, the work features several ruined televisions embedded in the landscape; some are paired with Buddhas, and one, a tiny Sony Watchman, is topped by a miniature reproduction of Rodin's Thinker. In striking contrast to this video graveyard, the lobby of the Media Center houses one of Paik's lively interactive banks of TV monitors. By means of a control panel, viewers are able to manipulate sequences of Paik's own tapes and broadcast MTV. UC San Diego Library, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0175 (https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/contact) Media Center: University of California, San Diego; La Jolla, California, United States
Type
image
Format
Carved stone, junked television sets
Form/Genre
public sculpture landscape architecture sculpture gardens environmental art television receivers outdoor sculpture Buddhas site-specific works lawns (landscaped grass) bronzes (objects) Conceptual public art
Identifier
ark:/20775/bb19128571
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Buddhism Korean Nature Landscapes (environments) Graveyards Deterioration Ruins Religions (concept) Meditation Humor Mass media Product obsolescence Copies (derivative objects) Technology Rubbish Space (composition concept) Contemporary University of California, San Diego--History Public sculpture Landscape architecture Sculpture gardens Environmental art Television receivers Outdoor sculpture Buddhas Site-specific works Lawns (landscaped grass) Bronzes (objects) Conceptual Public art Pacific Ocean
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