A magician who breathes new life into masterpieces with digital technology
- The Korea Times The work of the South Korean artist, Lee Lee Nam, exists at a crossroads between tradition and modernity, east and west, authenticity and duplication. He often refers to art history and thereby creates a dialogue between media technology and its cultural basis. Lee Lee Nam lifts the barriers between cultures and time periods, and questions the way we deal with art. South Korean artist Lee Lee Nam (b.1969) creates digital and video works that connect traditional Asian art and European old master paintings with modern day images. His works create a fictitious world where dreams overlap reality. AUTHOR: Dr. Lev Manovich is one of the leading theorists of digital culture worldwide, and a pioneer in the application of data science for analysis of contemporary culture. Manovich is the author and editor of ten books including The Language of New Media which was described as "the most suggestive and broad ranging media history since Marshall McLuhan." He was included in the list of "25 People Shaping the Future of Design" in 2013 and the list of "50 Most Interesting People Building the Future" in 2014. Manovich is a Professor of Computer Science at The Graduate Center, CUNY, and a Director of the Cultural Analytics Lab. The lab has created projects for MoMA (NYC), New York Public Library, Google and other organisations. SELLING POINTS: ? Overview of one of the world's most important video artists who 'reconciles' ancient art with new technology ? With an introduction by Lev Manovich, an authority in the field of new media 140 colour, 50 b/w
