Choco Drink TV

Kota Ezawa, Choco Drink TV, 2012, mixed media, 10 x 8 x 3 in. (25.4 x 20.3 x 7.6 cm) irreg., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 2013.35, © 2012, Kota Ezawa

Artwork Details

Title
Choco Drink TV
Artist
Date
2012
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
10 x 8 x 3 in. (25.4 x 20.3 x 7.6 cm) irreg.
Copyright
© 2012, Kota Ezawa
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Mediums Description
mixed media
Classifications
Subjects
  • Object — furniture — television
Object Number
2013.35
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2013.35

Artwork Description

Kota Ezawa made this playful mechanical television in homage to his one-time teacher, Nam June Paik, and presented it during the museum's 2012 celebration of Paik's birthday. Turning the wooden spoons changes the "channel," one scene giving way to the next. It is a modest gesture invoking Paik's presence and his influence on television, on Ezawa himself, and on contemporary art.

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Works by this artist (2 items)

Kota Ezawa, LYAM 3D, 2008, digital animation, color, silent; 04:00 minutes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible through Deaccession Funds, 2010.23, © 2008, Kota Ezawa
LYAM 3D
Artist
Date2008
digital animation, color, silent; 04:00 minutes
Not on view
Kota Ezawa, Choco Drink TV, 2012, mixed media, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 2013.35, © 2012, Kota Ezawa
Choco Drink TV
Artist
Date2012
mixed media
Not on view

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