Video Flag

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

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Object Details

Artist
Nam June Paik, American, b. Seoul, Korea, 1932–2006
Exhibition History
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "The Hirshhorn Collects: Recent Acquisitions 1992-1996," 4 June-7 September 1997, cat.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Manifesto: Art x Agency," 15 June 2019-31 January 2020.
Published References
SAYRE, HENRY M. A World of Art, 8th ed. (London: Pearson, 2015), fig. 11-35 (color), p. 262.
Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Holenia Purchase Fund, in memory of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1996
The ongoing preservation of Video Flag is supported by the Hakuta Family Conservation Fund
1985-1996
Accession Number
96.4
Type
Video
Medium
70 video monitors, 4 laser disc players, computer, timers, electrical devices, wood and metal housing on rubber wheels
Dimensions
94 3/8 x 139 3/4 x 47 3/4 in. (239.6 x 354.8 x 119.9 cm)
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School
Dada/Fluxus
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Record ID
hmsg_96.4
Metadata Usage (text)
Not determined
GUID (Link to Original Record)
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