"Video Flag", by Nam June Paik,, 1985-96 (watch a grainy video of it here)
I could stare at Paik's video-drone art for hours, relishing the retinal punishment and mulching of my cerebrum. Like some benign Cronenberg-hell, Paik's work invites (and traps) observation: An electric pop-hole, sucking in anyone who looks.
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