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HOLLY SOLOMON COLLECTION

NAM JUNE PAIK (1932-2006)
Robot
signed and dated 'Paik '97' (on the left foot)
metal hardware parts and marker
14 x 5 x 6 in. (35.5 x 12.7 x 15.2 cm.)
Executed in 1997. This work is from an edition of 10 unique robot sculptures.

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Holly Solomon Collection, acquired directly from the artist, 1997
By descent from the above to the present owner
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This is one of ten unique robot sculptures, each made up of different hardware components and bearing hand-drawn characteristics by the artist Nam June Paik. Known as the father of video art, Paik was one of Holly Solomon’s favorite artists and the “senior provocateur” of her gallery in its later years.

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