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CATEGORIES:Speakers and Seminars,College of Communication and Fine Arts,Kal
 eidoLA,Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
DESCRIPTION:"The World's Complicity: Nam June Paik's Whole Earth Politics" 
 \n\n \n\nThis talk aims to recast Korean-born artist\, and video pioneer\, 
 Nam June Paik's (1932-2006) concept of "participatory art" as a world syste
 m central to both his theorization and invention of new media forms. Focusi
 ng on Paik's shift in the early 1960s from experimental composition\, to th
 e politics of communication\, transmission\, and televisuality in the incre
 asingly networked culture of the 1970s\, we'll examine his investigation of
  the utopian promise of satellite technology encircling the globe in collab
 orative projects with classically-trained cellist\, Charlotte Moorman\, inc
 luding the opening of Documenta 6 (1977) and other "TV sculptures" they con
 ceived and performed for decades. Paik’s belief in the humanizing power of 
 technology is what grounds my talk\, and as such\, we'll take seriously his
  oft-cited dictum\, “I use technology to properly hate it.” To Paik\, the p
 opular perception of television as only a mass commodity of entertainment\,
  or as simply radio with pictures\, was shortsighted-- we will track how he
  set out as an artist to both demystify and transform the medium as a whole
  earth politics. \n\n \n\n \n\nAbout the Speaker\n\nNicole L. Woods is a hi
 storian of modern and contemporary art\, criticism\, and cultural theory. H
 er research focuses on the Euro-American neo-avant-gardes\, performance and
  conceptual art\, intersectional feminism\, critical theory\, globalism and
  taste cultures\, and the history of photography and time-based media. \n\n
  \n\n \n\nAbout KaleidoLA\n\nKaleidoLA is the Department of Art and Art His
 tory’s annual guest speaker series. For the past twelve years\, KaleidoLA h
 as been a vital connection between Loyola Marymount University and the Los 
 Angeles arts community. For more information about the October event\, cont
 act Dr. Melody Rod-ari\, Associate Professor and Chair of Art History\, art
 historychair@lmu.edu.
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LOCATION:Burns Fine Art Center\, 211
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SUMMARY:KaleidoLA Guest Art Speaker Series: Dr. Nicole Woods
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URL:https://cal.lmu.edu/event/kaleidola-guest-art-speaker-series-dr-nicole-
 woods
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