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Nam June Paik exhibition

Date
1982

Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City, presents "Nam June Paik" exhibition, curated by John Hanhardt. First retrospective of a video artist at a major museum. April 30 - June 27, 1982.

Catalog essays by Hanhardt, Dieter Ronte, Michael Nyman, David Ross. Bibliography, Videography. Color plates.

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"Nam June Paik exhibition." Video History Project, Experimental Television Center, 2011. https://www.videohistoryproject.org/nam-june-paik-exhibition.

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Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City, presented the Nam June Paik exhibition, curated by John Hanhardt, from April 30 to June 27, 1982; it was the first retrospective of a video artist at a major museum. The exhibition was accompanied by a catalog containing essays by Hanhardt, Dieter Ronte, Michael Nyman and David Ross, and included a bibliography, a videography and color plates.

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