Magnet TV
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Magnet TV is a pioneering 1965 video art piece by Nam June Paik that uses a magnet to distort a live television image, challenging conventional notions of broadcast media and visual perception.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork
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video art work ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
encourage critical viewing of mass media
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make viewers aware of television’s constructed nature ⓘ |
| artisticConcept |
challenging conventional notions of broadcast media
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making electronic image instability visible ⓘ viewer participation through manipulation of the magnet ⓘ |
| authorMovement | video art pioneer Nam June Paik ⓘ |
| category |
1960s art
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installation art ⓘ media art ⓘ |
| color | black-and-white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Nam June Paik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts | distorted broadcast television image ⓘ |
| displayFormat | single-channel video installation ⓘ |
| displayRequirement | access to broadcast or video signal ⓘ |
| exhibitionPractice |
displayed on a functioning television set
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magnet placed on or near the TV cabinet ⓘ |
| genre | video art ⓘ |
| hardwareType | cathode-ray tube television ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | none ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the earliest artworks to manipulate TV electronics as art material ⓘ |
| inception | 1965 ⓘ |
| influenced |
later video installation art
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media art exploring television as object ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
broadcast media
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technology and art ⓘ visual perception ⓘ |
| material |
electronic components
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permanent magnet ⓘ wooden television cabinet ⓘ |
| medium |
magnet
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television set ⓘ |
| movement | Fluxus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
pioneering use of television as an artistic medium
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real-time distortion of TV image with a magnet ⓘ |
| partOf | early body of Nam June Paik’s video works ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Participation TV
NERFINISHED
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TV Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| technique | magnetic distortion of cathode-ray tube image ⓘ |
| temporalMode | real-time image manipulation ⓘ |
| title | Magnet TV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses | live television signal ⓘ |
| viewerInteraction | viewer can move the magnet to change the image ⓘ |
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