Symposium on Conserving and Exhibiting the Works of Nam June Paik

Symposium on Conserving and Exhibiting the Works of Nam June Paik

On Wednesday, June 26, the Lunder Conservation Center will be hosting a full-day symposium examining the conservation and restoration of works by Nam June Paik. Talks will focus on the exhibition, “Nam June Paik: Global Visionary.” Presenters will discuss their experiences with conserving and exhibiting Paik’s works in a series of lectures and panel discussions. Specific artworks will be addressed in relation to broader issues of time-based media art conservation. (This program is partially supported by the Smithsonian Institution’s Consortia for Understanding the American Experience and the Consortia for World Cultures)

A 4 by 3 grid of rectangular screens with multicolored image of a face from different angles
Detail of Megatron/Matrix, Nam June Paik, 1995

This program is free and open to the public. Pre-registration is required. Please visit: http://lunderprogramspaik.eventbrite.com/ to register for this symposium.

Additional program information can be found on our website: http://americanart.si.edu/lunderprograms

The symposium will take place in the National Portrait Gallery which is located at 800 G Street NW, Washington DC, 20001 and accessible by Metro on the Red, Green and Yellow lines (Gallery Place).  Further details available upon registration.