Nam June Paik’s Wheelchair
Date/ 1999
Artist(Credit Line)/ Lee EunJoo
Classification/ Photography
- Nam June Paik, Young Penis Symphony, 1962, Festum Fluxorum Fluxus, Musik und Antimusik- Das Instrumentale Theater, Staatliche Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
- Nam June Paik, Young Penis Symphony, 1962, Festum Fluxorum Fluxus, Musik und Antimusik- Das Instrumentale Theater, Staatliche Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
- Paik with Magnet TV in his Canal Street studio, New York
- Nam June Paik’s Zen for Film performed as part of New Cinema Festival I at Film maker’s Cinematheque, New York
- Paik and Charlotte Moorman performing Paik's Variation on a Theme by Saint Saens(1964) as part of Paik's Action Music, 3rd Annual New York Avant Garde Festival
- Violin with String, 12th Annual New York Avant-Garde Festival, Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn
- Fluxus Sonata 4 performed at Anthology Film Archives
- Nam June Paik’s TV Bra for Living Sculpture performed by Paik & Moorman, New York
- Paik improvising during a performance at Town Hall, NY
- Flags by Alison Knowles for Paik's Chronicle of a Beautiful Paintress at the Exposition of Music – Electronic Television, Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal
- Nam June Paik demonstrates Zen for walking at the Exposition of Music – Electronic Television, Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal
- Nam June Paik demonstrates Zen for walking at the Exposition of Music – Electronic Television, Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal
- Nam June Paik demonstrates Zen for walking at the Exposition of Music – Electronic Television, Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal
- Nam June Paik demonstrates Zen for walking at the Exposition of Music – Electronic Television, Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal
- Nam June Paik demonstrates Zen for Head at the Exposition of Music – Electronic Television, Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal
- Peter Brötzmann demonstrates Paik’s Prepared W.C at the Exposition of Music – Electronic Television, Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal
- Thomas Schmit in the television room at the Exposition of Music – Electronic Television, Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal
- Nam June Paik’s Electronic TV in the Exposition of Music – Electronic Television, Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal
- Nam June Paik’ TV in the Exposition of Music – Electronic Television, Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal
- Nam June Paik at one of the TV sets in the Exposition of Music – Electronic Television, Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal
- Nam June Paik at TV in the Exposition of Music – Electronic Television, Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal
- Nam June Paik’s Kuba TV in the Exposition of Music – Electronic Television, Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal
- Nam June Paik’s Kuba TV in the Exposition of Music – Electronic Television, Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal
- Peter Brötzmann demonstrates Random Access in the Exposition of Music – Electronic Television, Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal
- Peter Brötzmann demonstrates Random Access in the Exposition of Music – Electronic Television, Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal
- Peter Brötzmann demonstrates Random Access in the Exposition of Music – Electronic Television, Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal
- Nam June Paik’s Random Access in the Exposition of Music – Electronic Television, Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal
- Nam June Paik’s Random Access in the Exposition of Music – Electronic Television, Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal
- Nam June Paik’s Record Schachlik in the Exposition of Music – Electronic Television, Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal
- Nam June Paik’s Record Schachlik in the Exposition of Music – Electronic Television, Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal
- Visitor at Record Schachlik in the Exposition of Music – Electronic Television, Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal
- Nam June Paik’s Record Schachlik in the Exposition of Music – Electronic Television, Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal
- Visitor at Record Schachlik in the Exposition of Music – Electronic Television, Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal
- Portrait of Nam June Paik sitting on the stairs at the Exposition of Music – Electronic Television, Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal
- Paik's Portrait at the Exposition of Music – Electronic Television, Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal
- Nam June Paik’s Klavier Intégral in the Exposition of Music – Electronic Television, Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal
- Nam June Paik’s Prepared Piano in the Exposition of Music – Electronic Television, Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal
- Nam June Paik’s Klavier Intégral in the Exposition of Music – Electronic Television, Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal
- Hall with Pianos in the Exposition of Music – Electronic Television, Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal
- Nam June Paik’s Klavier Intégral in the Exposition of Music – Electronic Television, Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal
- Tomas Schmit in the Library with mirrored foil at the Exposition of Music – Electronic Television, Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal
- Tomas Schmit in the Library with mirrored foil at the Exposition of Music – Electronic Television, Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal
- Paik in the library with mirrored foil at the Exposition of Music -Electronic Television, Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal
- Paik in the library with mirrored foil at the Exposition of Music -Electronic Television, Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal
- Paik in the Library with mirrored foil at the Exposition of Music – Electronic Television, Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal
- Library with mirrored foil in the Exposition of Music – Electronic Television, Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal
- Library with mirrored foil at the Exposition of Music - Electronic Television, Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal
- Nam June Paik’ Listening to the music through the Mouth in the Exposition of Music – Electronic Television, Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal
- Nam June Paik demonstrates Listening to the music through the Mouth at the Exposition of Music – Electronic Television, Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal
- Nam June Paik demonstrates Listening to the music through the Mouth at the Exposition of Music – Electronic Television, Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal
- Nam June Paik demonstrates Listening to the music through the Mouth at the Exposition of Music – Electronic Television, Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal
- Rolf Jährling at Klavier Integral in the Exposition of Music – Electronic Television, Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal
- Rolf Jährling at Klavier Integral in the Exposition of Music – Electronic Television, Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal
- Rolf Jährling at Klavier Integral in the Exposition of Music – Electronic Television, Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal
- Rolf Jährling at Klavier Integral in the Exposition of Music – Electronic Television, Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal
- Rolf Jährling at Klavier Integral in the Exposition of Music – Electronic Television, Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal
- Rolf Jährling at Klavier Integral in the Exposition of Music – Electronic Television, Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal
- Peter Brötzmann at Prepared Piano in the Exposition of Music – Electronic Television, Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal
- View from entrance into the hall with the Ibach piano destroyed by Joseph Beuys Action at the Exposition of Music – Electronic Television, Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal
- Destroyed Ibach piano after Joseph Beuys Action at the Exposition of Music – Electronic Television, Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal
- View from entrance into the hall with the Ibach piano destroyed by Joseph Beuys Action at the Exposition of Music – Electronic Television, Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal
- View from entrance into the hall with the Ibach piano destroyed by Joseph Beuys Action at the Exposition of Music – Electronic Television, Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal
- Nam June Paik’s Bathroom with Mannequin in Bath-tub at the Exposition of Music – Electronic Television, Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal
- Nam June Paik’s Bathroom with Mannequin in Bath-tub at the Exposition of Music – Electronic Television, Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal
- Flags by Alison Knowles for Paik's Chronicle of a Beautiful Paintress at the Exposition of Music – Electronic Television, Parnass Gallery, Wuppertal
- Nam June Paik, Flags by Alison Knowles for Paik's Chronicle of a Beautiful Paintress
- Nam June Paik’s Young Penis Symphonie(1962) performed at the Kölnischer Kunstverein
- Nam June Paik’s Young Penis Symphonie(1962) performed at the Kölnischer Kunstverein
- Nam June Paik’s Young Penis Symphonie(1962) performed at the Kölnischer Kunstverein
- Nam June Paik’s Young Penis Symphonie(1962) performed at the Kölnischer Kunstverein
- Larry Miller
- A Hommage à Jean-Pierre Wilhelm performed by Nam June Paik, Cologne
- A Hommage à Jean-Pierre Wilhelm performed by Nam June Paik, Cologne
- A Hommage à Jean-Pierre Wilhelm performed by Nam June Paik, Cologne
- A Hommage à Jean-Pierre Wilhelm performed by Nam June Paik, Cologne
- A Hommage à Jean-Pierre Wilhelm performed by Nam June Paik, Cologne
- A Hommage à Jean-Pierre Wilhelm performed by Nam June Paik, Cologne
- A Hommage à Jean-Pierre Wilhelm performed by Nam June Paik, Cologne
- A Hommage à Jean-Pierre Wilhelm performed by Nam June Paik, Cologne
- A Hommage à Jean-Pierre Wilhelm performed by Nam June Paik, Cologne
- A Hommage à Jean-Pierre Wilhelm performed by Nam June Paik, Cologne
- A Hommage à Jean-Pierre Wilhelm performed by Nam June Paik, Cologne
- A Hommage à Jean-Pierre Wilhelm performed by Nam June Paik, Cologne
- A Hommage à Jean-Pierre Wilhelm performed by Nam June Paik, Cologne
- A Hommage à Jean-Pierre Wilhelm performed by Nam June Paik, Cologne
- Charlotte Moorman’s Sky Kiss during Ars Electronica, Linz
- Charlotte Moorman’s Sky Kiss during Ars Electronica, Linz
- Charlotte Moorman’s Sky Kiss during Ars Electronica, Linz
- A Hommage à Jean-Pierre Wilhelm performed by Nam June Paik, Cologne
- Nam June Paik's Fluxus Champion Contest, performed during Festum Fluxorum Fluxus, Musik und Antimusik, Das Instrumentale Theater, Staatliche Kunstakademie, Düsseldorf
- Arthur Køpcke’s Music While You Work (1962) in Festum Fluxorum Fluxus, Musik und Antimusik – Das Instrumentale Theater, Staatliche Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf
- Joseph Beys’ LIDL Academy(1968), Staatliche Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
- Joseph Beys’ LIDL Academy(1968), Staatliche Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
- Jean-Pierre Wilhelm’s Retire Happening, Joseph Beuys’ house, Düsseldorf
- Otto Muhl, Materialtheater, Haro Lauhus’ studio, Düsseldorf
- Emmett Williams’ Litany and Response No.2 for Alison Knowles performed by Dick Higgins during Festum Festum Fluxorum Fluxus, Musik und Antimusik – Das Instrumentale Theater, in Staatliche Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
- Dick Higgins' Graphis 119(1962) performed in Festum Fluxorum Fluxus, Musik und Antimusik – Das Instrumentale Theater, Staatliche Kunstakademie, Düsseldorf
- Festum Fluxorum Fluxus, Musik und Antimusik – Das Instrumentale Theater, Staatliche Kunstakademie, Düsseldorf
- George Maciunas’ In Memoriam Adriano Olivetti(1961), Festum Fluxorum Fluxus, Musik und Antimusik – Das Instrumentale Theater, Staatliche Kunstakademie, Düsseldorf
- Dick Higgins' , Constellation No. 7(1959) during Festum Fluxorum Fluxus, Musik und Antimusik – Das Instrumentale Theater, Staatliche Kunstakademie, Düsseldorf
- Benjamin Patterson, Paper Piece(1960) during Festum Fluxorum Fluxus, Musik und Antimusik - Das Instrumentale Theater, Staatliche Kunstakademie, Düsseldorf
- Dick Higgins’ Sound of the Animals Dying, 13 to 1 from Twenty-Seven Episodes for the Aquarian Theater to the Recognition of Antonin Artaud in The Broadway Opera, Die Lupe, Köln
- Dick Higgins’ Canzona No.25 (1958) performed by Higgin’s during the Broadway Opera, Die Lupe, Cologne
- Nam June Paik performing at NEO-DADA in der Musik, Kammerspiele, Düsseldorf
- Parallele Aufführungen, NEO-DADA in der Musik, Kammerspiele, Düsseldorf
- David Tudor performing at a Originale, Theater am Dom, Cologne
- Sylvano Bussotti’s Coeur (Heart for Percussion) performed by Bussotti during Counter-Festival, Atelier Mary Bauermeister, Cologne
- Counter-Festival, Atelier Mary Bauermeister, Cologne
- Nam June Paik, Hommage à John Cage, Gallery 22, Düsseldorf
- Nam June Paik, Hommage à John Cage, Atelier, Cologne
- Nam June Paik, Hommage à John Cage, Atelier, Cologne
- Sylvano Bussotti’s Brève rehearsed by Françoise Deslogères & Sylvano Bussotti , Gallery 22, Düsseldorf
- Nam June Paik's Wheelchair
- Soho studio
Dimensions / 50×32.8cm
Medium / Photograph
After he collapsed by a stroke on 20 April 1996, Nam June Paik had to rely on a wheelchair. Although the wheelchair with a bowler hat on it in the photograph seems to have a solitary atmosphere, Paik’s artistic passion never died away. In a video recording of his performance at Anthology Film Archives in New York next year, we can see him on a wheelchair breaking and knocking down the piano despite his impaired mouth and arms. This picture was taken by photographer Eunjoo Lee, who made the acquaintance with Paik and Shigeko Kubota shuttling between New York and Seoul. She took photographs of Paik’s studios and exhibitions, and also his funeral in 2006.
Medium / Photograph
After he collapsed by a stroke on 20 April 1996, Nam June Paik had to rely on a wheelchair. Although the wheelchair with a bowler hat on it in the photograph seems to have a solitary atmosphere, Paik’s artistic passion never died away. In a video recording of his performance at Anthology Film Archives in New York next year, we can see him on a wheelchair breaking and knocking down the piano despite his impaired mouth and arms. This picture was taken by photographer Eunjoo Lee, who made the acquaintance with Paik and Shigeko Kubota shuttling between New York and Seoul. She took photographs of Paik’s studios and exhibitions, and also his funeral in 2006.
