Nam June Paik. (Detail) Li Tai Po, 1987. 10 antique wooden TV cabinets, 1 antique radio cabinet, antique Korean printing block, antique Korean book, 11 color TVs. H. 96 x W. 62 x D. 24 in. (243.8 x 157.5 x 61 cm); Duration: continuous loop. Asia Society, New York: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harold and Ruth Newman, 2008.2. Photography by John Bigelow TaylorOn June 8, 2016 Asia Society in New York will present a conversation with collector Harold Newman, founding patron of Asia Society’s Contemporary Art Collection; Lori Zippay, Executive Director of Electronic Arts Intermix; and Michelle Yun, Senior Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, on the best strategies for collecting, preserving, and presenting new media art and how to engage audiences with this medium. Moderated by Boon Hui Tan, Asia Society Vice President of Global Arts & Cultural Programs and Museum Director, on the occasion of the exhibition Rewind: Selections from the Harold and Ruth Newman New Media Collection, Asia Society Museum, on view from June 9 to August 7, 2016.
Join conversation at 6:30 PM, June 8 at Asia Society Museum (725 Park Avenue, New York, NY).