Symposium: Gift of Nam June Paik #3 - Archeology of New Media at Nam June Paik Art Center

Nam June Paik Art Center
		Symposium, Gift of Nam June Paik #3 – Archeology of New Media 17 December 2010, Nam June Paik Art Center Nam June Paik Art Center 85 Sanggal-dong, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si Gyeonggi-do, Korea 446-905 njp.kr/root/html_kor/research_3.asp
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Co-organizers: Young Chul Lee, Henk Slager This year's symposium explores the concept of "archeology" from two different perspectives. On the one hand, archaeology as the scientific method of tracing historical beginnings; on the other hand, archeology as the Foucauldian strategy of deconstructing power/signification systems. One may connect the notion of "archaeology" to Nam June Paik's artistic practice from both perspectives, as it not only embodies the historical beginning of new artistic media, but also an act of inventing what we might call "artistic archeology". The symposium Archeology of New Media will address both lines of thought: Nam June Paik's re-territorialization of new media, as well as the topicality of his artistic archeology as a strategy of deterritorialization. Gift of Nam June Paik International Symposium #3: Archaeology of New Media takes place on 17 December 2010 at Nam June Paik Art Center in Yongin, Korea. Gift of Nam June Paik is a series of symposiums that focus on researching, rethinking and re-contextualizing Nam June Paik's artistic ideas. Participants Jean-Paul Fargier, Professor and producer of cinema (Paris, France) John Rajchman, Philosopher and professor at Columbia University (New York, US) Richard Pinhas, Philosopher and electric musician (Paris, France) Gregor Jansen, Director, Kunsthalle Düsseldorf (Düsseldorf, Germany) Kim, Jae-hee, Philosopher of Bergson and Deleuze (Seoul, Korea) Park, Young-wook, Professor, Yonsei University (Seoul, Korea) Young-chul Lee, Director of Nam June Paik Art Center (Seoul, Korea) Moderator: Henk Slager, Dean, MaHKU (Netherlands) NJP Reader Volume #2: Paikian Epistemics The symposium Archeology of New Media will function as a preliminary round table for the upcoming NJP Reader, NJP Art Center's journal, to be published in the spring of 2011. About NJP Art Center Opened in 2008, Nam June Paik Art Center has been commemorating and promoting Paik's ideas across exhibitions, research, awards, collection and public programs. Tuned to Nam June Paik's multifaceted mind criss-crossing history, society, philosophy, technology and art, NJP Art Center strives to revive and rethink Paik's creative mind in contemporary art and society. All previous publication from the Gift Symposium and NJP Reader are available online at: njp.kr/root/html_eng/Research_JnP.asp Contact: Nam June Paik Art Center 85 Sanggal-dong, Giheung-gu 446-905 Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do Korea chaeyoung@njpartcenter.kr Phone: +82 31 201 8554 Fax: +82 31 201 8515