Generative Art Timeline · Chapter 6: Personal Computer Era (1980s)
1988
Nam June Paik Builds Media Tower for Seoul Olympics
Marking a critical moment in new media art in Asia, Korean-American Nam June Paik was commissioned to build a monumental media tower for the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Paik incorporated 1,003 TV screens into his design for the work titled The More, the Better (Dadaikseon in Korean).
Text by Peter Bauman. Generative Art Timeline, Le Random, fact-checked September 2026.
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systems art, video art
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- Ideas
- New Media Art, systems art, video art
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- television
- People
- Nam June Paik
- Works
- The More, the Better
- Places
- Asia, Korea, Seoul
Echoes across time
- 1965 · “Electronic Art" Exhibition by Nam June Paik at Galeria Bonino (New York)
- 1963 · Exposition of Music—Electronic Television Exhibition by Nam June Paik
- 1969 · TV as a Creative Medium, at the Howard Wise Gallery
Le Random editorials
- Marlene Wenger on Bringing Magic Back, Peter Bauman, August 3, 2026
- Wendi Yan & Karyn Nakamura on the Artifice of Knowledge, Wendi Yan & Karyn Nakamura, March 16, 2026
- London Digital Art Guide, Le Random & guests, October 13, 2025
- A. Michael Noll on When It All Started, A. Michael Noll, March 25, 2025
Le Random podcast
- Timeline Ch 4—Digital Era Pt I (1960s) with Dr A Michael Noll — listen with transcript on Le Random (07 Sep 2023, 60 min). Transcript mentions Nam June Paik. Apple Podcasts · Spotify
- Timeline Ch 6—Personal Computer Era (1980s) with Mark Wilson, Copper Giloth, Dan Sandin, David Em, William Latham, Stephen Todd, Darcy Gerbarg & Geoff Davis — listen with transcript on Le Random (08 Feb 2024, 85 min). Transcript mentions Nam June Paik. Chapter 6’s episode. Apple Podcasts · Spotify
- Digital Curators Series 02—Regina Harsanyi & Jon Ippolito on Preserving the Digital — listen with transcript on Le Random (04 Nov 2024, 79 min). Transcript mentions Nam June Paik. Apple Podcasts · Spotify