John Cage, Fluxus and the Musicality of Nam June Paik
John Cage, Fluxus and the Musicality of Nam June Paik
Author(s): Olga BallengeeSubject(s): Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Music
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: Avant-garde; video art; performance art; music-as-action; Fluxus
Summary/Abstract: In this paper, I offer an analysis of the performance art of Nam June Paik that suggests his works, especially those from the 1960s, are essentially “musical” when viewed through the influence of John Cage’s notion of music-as-action. In Paik’s work aural, visual, and theatrical elements are integrated such that performance becomes a unifying and meaning-generating force. I conclude by suggesting that Cage’s influence set the tone for Paik’s expansion into the experiments with television and video that would occupy him for the remainder of his career.
Journal: Roczniki Humanistyczne
- Issue Year: 68/2020
- Issue No: 12
- Page Range: 155-164
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English
