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Nam June Paik

Major collection: Holography
Named collection: Holography Collection
Object type: hologram
Maker: Burns, Jody; New York Art Alliance
Date made: 1976
Materials: 120° integral stereogram (Multiplex); film
Measurements: 9 1/2 in x 19 in
Nomenclature: fine art
Classification: holograms

Rainbow-colored portrait (bust-shot) of video artist Nam June Paik, wearing a suit and tie; when viewer stands to left of hologram, he is shown in profile, so that his right side is visible, with his eyes closed; as viewer moves to left, he raises a handkerchief to his face and blows his nose; when viewer moves to far right, his face becomes distorted.


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MOH-1976.17