Detailed information of Mixed Media Opera, Town Hall, New York

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Collection No.
223
Artist
Peter Moore
Date of birth/death
1932-1993
Title
Mixed Media Opera, Town Hall, New York
Year
1968
Note
Nam June Paik (artist and performer)
Material
바리타지에 흑백 사진
black & white photograph on baryta paper
Description
This photograph shows Nam June Paik playing the piano at Mixed Media Opera held in Town Hall, New York on June 10th, 1968. Paik and Charlotte Moorman organized this concert as a fundraiser to pay for Moorman’s legal fees in the wake of her trial caused by Opera Sextronique in 1967 where she turned topless during the performance. The repertoire of Mixed Media Opera included Aria No. 3 and Aria No. 4 from Opera Sextronique, which had not made it in the original performance, and other popular Paik-Moorman works such as Variations on a Theme by Robert Breer and Variations on a Theme by Saint-Saëns. Paik’s Simple was also performed here. In the photograph, Paik stripped to the waist, is banging on the keys with his head. The program of this event contained a long text comprised of quotes from a rebuttal to Moorman’s guilt and references for the injustice of the trial. Other artists such as Allan Kaprow, James Tenney, Emmett Williams, and Jonas Mekas made a guest appearance.
Measurement
40.4×59.8cm
Quantity
1
Type
Photography, Performance
Credit Line
Courtesy of Nam June Paik Art Center ⓒ Estate of Peter Moore / VAGA, New York
Copyright
Copyrighter : Estate of Peter Moore / VAGA, New York
Collection
NAM JUNE PAIK ART CENTER
Exhibitions
Exhibition : 백남준, 백남준 그리고 백남준 / Period : ~ 전시정보 보기
Exhibition : Play It Again, Paik / Period : 2025-04-10~2026-02-22 전시정보 보기
Exhibition : Humor Has It / Period : 2021-04-01~2022-02-02 전시정보 보기
Exhibition : 2011 Permanent Collection / Period : 2011-04-15~2011-07-03 전시정보 보기
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