(Re-)Viewing Paik – 2025

This research project builds on a previous study that produced a prototype of a hybrid exhibition (physical and digital) featuring electronic artworks by Nam June Paik. 

The project undertakes a comparative analysis of this prototype and its online exhibition format for a selection of the artist’s digitized works. It also examines the informal and fragmented online circulation of this corpus (e.g., fragments, low-quality copies, 3D scans) and its effects on the public reception of the artworks.

The development of a new digital exhibition based on an adapted corpus promotes further learning and enables the open-access publication and dissemination of results, beyond academic audiences.

In parallel, a critical taxonomy derived from a survey of past and current digital exhibitions (1993–present) provides a comparative framework for understanding forms, content, digitization processes, and modes of reception. 

Together, these insights equip curators, digital exhibition designers, and art historians with a critical understanding of the challenges of transposing exhibitions into networked digital environments.