The practitioner
Nam June Paik (1932–2006) was a Korean-American artist, who is considered to be the founder of video art. Paik startet practicing in approximately the start 60’s. His work was very innovative and attracted a lot of attention. He often uses tv-screens in his artwork.
The artwork is called Golden Buddha.
Production
This specific artwork was first exhibited in 2005, so I can imagine it was made in the within a year before that time. Paik has earlier made a similar artwork in 1992 called “TV Buddha”.
The authoring
The artwork is a physical instalment that consists of an installation with a 27-inch monitor, a video camera and a bronze Buddha painted by the artist with permanent oil marker. The dimensions are 118.1 x 269.2 x 80.6 cm.
The publishing and distribution
The instalment was published and distributed in a Hong Kong museum as a part of the Gagosian programme. That means that viewer physically has to visit the museum to see the artwork in real life. Admirers of Nam June Paik can find pictures and information about Golden Buddha on the internet.
References
https://gagosian.com/artists/nam-june-paik/
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/05/arts/design/nam-june-paiks-work-at-asia-society.html