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Paik, Nam June; Moorman, Charlotte, «Opera sextronique», 1967
© Paik, Nam June; Moorman, Charlotte

Categories: Action

Keywords: Aggression | Body | Music

Works by Paik, Nam June; Moorman, Charlotte:

24-hour Happening TV-Bra for Living Sculpture

New York | United States

Jean Dupuy »Heart Beats Dust: Cone Pyramid« Samuel Beckett «Night and Dreams» Paik, Nam June; Yalkut, Jud «Video Synthesizer and ‘TV-Cello’ Collectibles» Stephen Beck »Beck Video Weaver« Peter Weibel «The Tangible Image»

Paik, Nam June; Moorman, Charlotte
«Opera sextronique»

Press clipping about the arrest of Charlotte Moorman during her performance of Paik’s 'Opera sextronique'. The stormy press reaction to her subsequent conviction brought about the passing of a new, more liberal law relating to the freedom of artistic presentation.