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Introduction to Video Art

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Who is considered the pioneer of video art?

Nam June Paik (correct)
Pablo Picasso
Andy Warhol
Vincent van Gogh

When did video art begin to emerge?

1980s
1990s
1960s (correct)
2000s

What technology did Nam June Paik use to record and play videos?

Analog audio recorder
8mm film projector
16mm film camera
New technology from SONY (correct)

How did technological advancements impact video art in the 1980s and 1990s?

Hardware became more sophisticated and smaller as software added more capabilities (B) Signup and view all the answers

What challenged traditional art concepts in video art?

Projection of personal or taboo images and videos onto displays (A) Signup and view all the answers

What did artists use to exploit audio and visual technology in video art?

Multiple formats of recorders, computers, video tapes, television sets, projectors, and newer digital equipment. (B) Signup and view all the answers

What enabled ordinary consumers to afford video-recording technology?

Inexpensive technology from SONY (D) Signup and view all the answers

What did Nam June Paik use to create a new direction in art?

Synthesizers and a new portable video-tape-recorder (B) Signup and view all the answers

What did Nam June Paik propose in 1974?

The electronic information superhighway (C) Signup and view all the answers

What did Nam June Paik create using old televisions sets and video monitors?

Installations and robots (C) Signup and view all the answers

How did Nam June Paik envision the future of technology and communication?

He created Electronic Superhighway to display his vision of how technology and communication would advance in the future. (C) Signup and view all the answers

What did the interstate highway system established under Eisenhower's presidency link?

Coast to coast, linking the states of the country (A) Signup and view all the answers

What did video art allow artists to express?

Social concepts and political causes in methods common to how people received information. (D) Signup and view all the answers

What did Nam June Paik use to create his first exhibition?

Thirteen television sets. (D) Signup and view all the answers

What did museums finally accept by the 1990s?

The new forms of artwork propelled by the advance of technology. (C) Signup and view all the answers

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