TV Garden
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TV Garden is an influential video art installation by Nam June Paik that immerses television sets among live plants to explore the relationship between nature, technology, and media culture.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
video art work
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video installation ⓘ |
| artisticGoal |
to merge electronic media with organic life
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to question boundaries between nature and technology ⓘ to visualize a future media landscape ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Global Groove (video)
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Nam June Paik’s exploration of “electronic superhighway” ideas ⓘ |
| conservationIssue |
care of living plants within the installation
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maintenance of vintage CRT televisions ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | South Korea–United States art context ⓘ |
| creator | Nam June Paik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
electronic communication
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interplay between nature and technology ⓘ media-saturated culture ⓘ |
| displayStrategy |
TVs embedded among plants
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monitors placed at different angles and heights ⓘ |
| exhibitionHistory |
exhibited at Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
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exhibited at various international museums and galleries ⓘ |
| featuresMusic | “Global Groove” soundtrack ⓘ |
| featuresWork | Global Groove NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
installation art
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video art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
lush foliage
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multiple TV monitors ⓘ soundtrack of pop music ⓘ |
| inception | 1974 ⓘ |
| influenced |
environmental media art
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later media installations using monitors as sculptural elements ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Zen Buddhism
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cybernetics and systems thinking ⓘ television culture of the 1970s ⓘ |
| installationType | immersive environment ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | nonverbal ⓘ |
| lighting | glow from TV screens ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
impact of television on culture
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media ecology ⓘ relationship between nature and technology ⓘ |
| movement |
avant-garde art
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media art ⓘ video art movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early exploration of media ecology in art
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integration of live plants with electronic media ⓘ pioneering immersive video installation format ⓘ |
| usesMedium |
cables and electronic equipment
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color television ⓘ live plants ⓘ television sets ⓘ video playback ⓘ |
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