TV Bra for Living Sculpture

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TV Bra for Living Sculpture was a 1969 work by Nam June Paik, a pioneer of video art. This piece featured performance artist Charlotte Moorman playing the cello topless, with two small, video-playing television monitors attached to her chest.1

Paik's work often combined video technology with performance art, pushing the boundaries of what was considered art. He was instrumental in establishing video as a legitimate artistic medium, creating installations with multiple television sets and exploring the potential of video projection. His art frequently challenged conventional ideas and explored themes of communication and technology.12

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Paik’s TV Bra for Living Sculpture (1969), in which the performance artist and cellist Charlotte Moorman played the cello topless with two small video-playing TV monitors attached to her chest, illustrates video art’s long-standing ties to performance (see also performance art), as well as its often…
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Paik’s TV Bra for Living Sculpture (1969), in which the performance artist and cellist Charlotte Moorman played the cello topless with two small video-playing TV monitors attached to her chest, illustrates video art’s long-standing ties to performance (see also performance art), as well as its often…
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