Symposium <Nam June Paik, Megatron, and Seoul Rhapsody >
□ Information
The Seoul Museum of Art will hold the symposium <Nam June Paik, Megatron, and Seoul Rhapsody> at Seosomun Main Hall from 10 am to 4 pm on February 3. We will examine the value and meaning of ‘Megatron’ of Nam June Paik's Seoul Rhapsody, which was produced in time for the opening of the Seoul Museum of Art in 2002. We will discuss the mid- to long-term preservation and restoration of Seoul Rhapsody and the relocation of works linked to remodeling of the Seosomun Main Hall. We hope you have time with various experts to imagine and study the artist's unfinished projects.
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Nam June Paik, Megatron, and Seoul Rhapsody
Dateㅣ 3 February 2023
VenueㅣSeMA Seosomun Main Hall B1 SeMA Hall
□ Program Schedule
Time | Contents | Speaker |
10:00-10:04 (4’) | ○ Introduction | Koh Wonseok (Head of Exhibition and Education Division, SeMA) *Master of Ceremonies |
10:04-10:07(3’) | ○ Congratulatory Remarks | Kim Seong Eun (Director, Nam June Paik Art Center) |
10:07-10:10 (3’) | ○ Welcoming Remarks | Beck Jeesook (General Director, SeMA) |
Session 1 – Nam June Paik’s Artistic Achievement and Seoul Rhapsody | ||
10:10-10:35 (25’) | ○ Preparation and movement for the 90th anniversary of Nam June Paik's birth: My Jubilee Ist Unverhemmet | Lee Sooyoung (Curator, Nam June Paik Art Center) |
10:35-11:00 (25’) | ○ Looking back to the background of Seoul Rhapsody through archives and the ‘Megatron’ Structure in Seoul Rhapsody | Kim Hyejin (Curator Exhibition and Education Division, SeMA) Nho Chiwook (Media Artist) |
11:00-11:25 (25’) | ○ MILLION MINUTE MIX | Paul Garrin (Video Collaborator with Nam June Paik) *Local Connection to New York, USA |
11:25-11:50 (25’) | ○ Product of ‘Indeterminacy’ | Seo Hyunsuk (Professor, Yonsei University Graduate School of Communication & Arts, Artist/Theorist) |
11:50-12:20 (30’) | ○ Session Discussion | Moderator Kim Heejin (Director of Curatorial Bureau, SeMA) |
12:20-13:30 (70’) | ○ Lunch Break | |
\Session 2 - The Issues Related to the Conservation and Restoration of Nam June Paik’s Artwork | ||
13:30-13:55 (25’) | ○ Maintenance and Conservation Plan for Seoul Rhapsody by Nam June Paik | Jeon Sorok (Head of Collection & Research Division, SeMA) Kim Seo Hyun (Curator, Collection & Research Division, SeMA) |
13:55-14:20 (25’) | ○ A Technological Symphony: The Conservation of Nam June Paik’s Megatron/ Matrix at the Smithsonian American Art Museum | Daniel Finn (Media Conservator, Smithsonian American Art Museum) *Local Connection to Washington D.C., USA |
14:20-14:45 (25’) | ○ Relocation and Restoration of Fractal Turtle Ship by Nam June Paik | Kim Hwanju (Conservator, Daejeon Museum of Art) |
14:45-15:10 (25’) | ○ A reinstallation proposal of Seoul Rhapsody for the remodeling of Seosomun Main Branch, SeMA | Lee Heewon, Jeong Eunju (Architect, Representative of the ODETO.A) |
15:10-15:30 (20’) | ○ Break | |
15:30-16:00 (30’) | ○ Session Discussion | Moderator Kim Heejin (Director of Curatorial Bureau, SeMA) |
16:00 | ○ Closing Remarks | Koh Wonseok (Head of Exhibition and Education Division, SeMA) *Master of Ceremonies |
★ The schedule and contents could be changed depending on the situation.
* This event is only held on-site and does not provide live online broadcasting.
* There will be recording and photography for archive and promotional purposes.
* The contents of all materials, including keynote, slides, and sound, may be subject to copyright protection under the Act. Reproduction, distribution and circulation of the presented materials without any written permission of the museum is prohibited.
* There will be spontaneous interpretation available between English and Korean.
□ Inquiry
Exhibition and Education Division, SeMA
hj.kim@seoul.go.kr, parkyy92@citizen.seoul.kr
Photo: Nho Chiwook
Design: hongbaksa
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