In My Boyfriend Came Back from the War (1996) the artist presents a love story enacted via an interactive black and white browser screen. In 1964, Paik moved to New York. The mastermind behind this great piece of art is Korean-born artist Nam June Paik. However, instead of paper, it uses TV screens, and instead of borderlines, it uses neon light tubing. There are so many museums and galleries in Washington DC that picking attractions to visit can feel like picking a name out of a hat. Photograph by David Payr © Addie Wagenknecht, Oliver Laric, Versions (Missile Variations) (2010) Private Collection, London. T + 44 (0) 20 7522 7888, info@whitechapelgallery.org, whitechapelgallery.org. Admission £13.50 (including Gift Aid donation) £11.95 (without Gift Aid). The exhibition features new and rarely seen multimedia works, together with film, painting, sculpture, photography and drawing. In this display, Farocki charts the evolution of computer game graphics – from the earliest simple, symbolic forms, through thirty years of rapid technological progression to the realism of the present day. E1 7QX, © Whitechapel Gallery 2020 | Terms & Conditions | IFS | Technical help, Supported using public funding by Arts Council England. Heather Phillipson Buy Now, Discover the Whitechapel Gallery’s diverse programme of Electronic Superhighway (2016-1966) artist talks, special events and performances. In 1999, Rhizome created a collection of born-digital artworks which has grown to include over 2000 and in recent years, it has developed a preservation programme around this archive. The exhibition title Electronic Superhighway (2016-1966) is taken from a term coined in 1974 by South Korean video art pioneer Nam June Paik, who foresaw the potential of global connections through technology. Phillips offers an online auction platform accessible anywhere in the world, with live auctions and exhibitions in salerooms in New York, London and Geneva and Hong Kong. London The American Art Museum is a Smithsonian museum 15 minutes from our DC Hotel that was established in 1829. 15 x 40 x 4 ft.Nam June Paik – Electronic Superhighway: Continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii, 1995, fifty-one channel video installation (including one closed-circuit television feed), custom electronics, neon lighting, steel and wood; color, sound, approx. A proliferation of experiments from the 1960s – 70s pushed the boundaries of technology. Luke Fowler and Mark Fell: Computers and Cooperative Music-Making Stuttgart Opening times: Tuesday – Sunday, 11am – 6pm; Thursdays, 11am – 9pm. For further press information please contact: Anna Jones, Media Relations Manager As the exhibition illustrates, the Internet has provided material for different generations of artists. Heather Phillipson The Embassy of the Kingdom of The Netherlands For all other communications enquiries please contact: E press@whitechapelgallery.org ZKM | Collection © (2008) ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, Photo: Steffen Harms, Addie Wagenknecht, Asymmetric Love (2013) Courtesy bitforms gallery, New York. Whitechapel Gallery, 77 – 82 Whitechapel High Street, London E1 7QX. Themed on ‘technologies’, this year-long screening programme begins with Rachel Maclean’s dark and surreal Germs (2013) and Atmospheres (2015) by Indian artist Rohini Devasher. Embassy of Sweden in London While it’s true that there’s a plethora of great things to see in DC, there is one exhibit in particular I recommend putting on your list: The Electronic Superhighway exhibit at the American Art Museum. One of the first ever major interactive art installations, Lorna (1979-1982) by Lynn Hershman Leeson presents a fictional female character who stays indoors all day watching TV and anticipated virtual avatars. With beautiful galleries, exhibitions, artist commissions, collection displays, historic archives, education resources, inspiring art courses, dining room and bookshop, the Gallery is open all year round, so there is always something free to see. 15 December 2015 – 12 June 2016 (Free Entry) Spanning 50 years, from 2016 to 1966, key moments in the history of art and the Internet emerge as the exhibition travels back in time. It features new and rarely seen multimedia works, together with film, painting, sculpture, photography and drawing by over 70 artists, including works by Cory Arcangel, Roy Ascott, Jeremy Bailey, Judith Barry, James Bridle, Douglas Coupland, Constant Dullaart, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Vera Molnar, Albert Oehlen, Trevor Paglen, Nam June Paik, Jon Rafman, Hito Steyerl, Ryan Trecartin, Amalia Ulman and Ulla Wiggen. Artists’ Film International, the Whitechapel Gallery’s annual programme of film, video and animation chosen by partner cultural organisations around the world, is based on the theme of ‘technologies’ in 2016. The dot-com boom, from the late 1990s to early millennium, is also examined through work from international artists and collectives. In 1995, he created Electronic Superhighway. The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation.