Lady Secretary, Bilingual, Will Travel...

Lady Secretary, Bilingual, Will Travel...

1991
Artist
Nam June Paik, South Korean, 1932-2006
Born: Seoul, South Korea
Work Locations: United States
Country
United States
Object
multi-channel video installation, sculpture, video
Medium
Cathode ray tubes, payphone, typewriter keys, and laser discs transferred to DVD
Accession Number
2008.324A-C
Credit Line
Gift of Polly and Mark Addison

Nam June Paik, Lady Secretary, Bilingual, Will Travel..., 1991. Cathode ray tubes, pay phone, typewriter keys, and laser discs transferred to DVD.
Denver Art Museum: Gift of Polly and Mark Addison, 2008.324. © Estate of Nam June Paik

Dimensions
height: 62 in, 157.4800 cm; width: 52 in, 132.0800 cm; depth: 27 in, 68.5800 cm; height: 8 1/2 in, 21.5900 cm; width: 9 in, 22.8600 cm; depth: 13 in, 33.0200 cm
Department
Modern and Contemporary Art
Collection
Modern and Contemporary Art
Along with a wry sense of humor, the television screen has long been an integral component of Nam June Paik's work. Both are present in "Lady Secretary, Bilingual, Will Travel...," which depicts a futuristic humanoid composed of nine television screens and a pay phone. Well-dressed in a cape of electronic components, she is a versatile and undemanding traveling companion who combines all that modern technology has to offer with the charm and virtues of a bygone era.
Exhibition History
  • "BLINK! Light, Sound and Moving Image"--Denver Art Museum, 3/10/2011 - 4/30/2011
  • "Showing Off: Recent Modern and Contemporary Acquisitions"--Denver Art Museum, 5/17/2015 - 1/3/2016

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