Ugly Buddha Complex

1991-1996

Nam June Paik

Artist, American, born South Korea, 1932 - 2006

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    cast bronze (buddhas) and empty metal television cases

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Hakuta Family

  • Dimensions

    overall installed: 65.41 × 482.6 × 304.8 cm (25 3/4 × 190 × 120 in.)
    overall (ugly buddha): 65.41 × 41.91 × 29.21 cm (25 3/4 × 16 1/2 × 11 1/2 in.)
    overall (green buddha): 63.5 × 52.07 × 37.47 cm (25 × 20 1/2 × 14 3/4 in.)
    overall (cross-legged buddha): 53.02 × 62.23 × 27.94 cm (20 7/8 × 24 1/2 × 11 in.)
    overall (ugly television): 38.1 × 36.83 × 27.94 cm (15 × 14 1/2 × 11 in.)
    overall (RCA television case): 31.75 × 34.29 × 40.32 cm (12 1/2 × 13 1/2 × 15 7/8 in.)
    overall (RCA Victor television case): 31.75 × 24.77 × 30.48 cm (12 1/2 × 9 3/4 × 12 in.)

  • Accession

    2014.44.1

East Building Tower Level, Roof Terrace
On View

East Building Tower Level, Roof Terrace


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist; his estate; gift 2014 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1996

  • [exhibition], Holly Solomon Gallery, New York, 1996.

Inscriptions

front of ugly buddha: PAIK '96; back of ugly buddha, to right of foundry mark: CAST / 95

Wikidata ID

Q63864291


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