Zen for TV

Media - 2006.20 - SAAM-2006.20_1 - 66616
Copied Nam June Paik, Zen for TV, 1963, 1976 version, manipulated television set; black and white, silent, 19 x 22 1⁄2 x 18 in. (48.3 x 57.2 x 45.7 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Byungseol and Dolores An, 2006.20, © Nam June Paik Estate

Artwork Details

Title
Zen for TV
Artist
Date
1963, 1976 version
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
19 x 22 1⁄2 x 18 in. (48.3 x 57.2 x 45.7 cm)
Copyright
© Nam June Paik Estate
Credit Line
Gift of Byungseol and Dolores An
Mediums Description
manipulated television set; black and white, silent
Classifications
Highlights
Keywords
  • Religion — Buddhism
Object Number
2006.20
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2006.20

Exhibitions

Media - 2014.50.1.4 - SAAM-2014.50.1.4_5 - 116527
Watch This! New Directions in the Art of the Moving Image (4.0)
December 4, 2015–August 27, 2016
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Watch This! New Directions in the Art of the Moving Image is a series of rotating exhibitions drawn from SAAM’s permanent collection. The works of art featured in this installation identify a complex relationship between still photography and moving images. These artistic engagements with captured and recorded pictures examine notions of storytelling and processes of interpretation, underscoring just how relative meaning can be, and urging viewers to question where the power of imagery might reside. Taken together, the arrangement traces a vibrant call and response between artists and pictures, narratives, and interpretation.