Yong Soon Min, a Korean-born artist who lives in California and is known for politically charged, feminist work, said she had no problems with it.

Nam June Paik, the Korean-born artist, features 12 blaring television sets in an installation he describes as a "counter-attack" against the televised image.

The current installation in the lobby gallery displays several thousand three-inch-square works by Ik-Joong Kang, a Korean-born artist who lives in New York.

Nam June Paik (July 20, 1932 - January 29, 2006) was a Korean-born American artist.

The images for "The 59th Minute," produced by Creative Time, are taken from three videos by Kimsooja, a young Korean-born artist who combines video, performance and sculpture.

Among the highlights will be a giant video "Sculpture of Peace" created for the occasion by Nam June Paik, the Korean-born artist (above).

That's partly because this South Korean-born artist has always trafficked in her unnerving talent for assuming different identities.

Mr. Kim is one of several Korean-born artists whose humor seems inspired by the Surrealist experience of moving to the United States.

Nam June Paik, Korean-born American artist (d. 2006)

They were the participants in a performance-art event created by Kimsooja, a South Korean-born artist.