426: Nam June Paik 1932-2006, Watch Dog II

I’m not sure if this piece is weird for the sake of weird, or simply an expression by the creator stating “I’m weird.” This is a conglomeration of 13 color television monitors, two video-disc consoles, a video recorder and a viewing monitor all in the general shape of a dog.

This might be worth the $50,000 asking price if you could program it for viewing your favorite games, but it only plays rapidly streaming socio-political iconography with animated canine imagery on each monitor. The only way this thing should be considered cool is if there’s a “big-brother is watching” commentary attached or you have a hip, retro politically orientated bar or lounge to place this conversation starter.

If you’ve got more ducats than Scrooge McDuck, then click through and bid.

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