Document:Q6288
From Rhizome Artbase
In 1967, Nam June Paik created Opera Sextronique, a performance/music piece with Charlotte Moorman. In 1969-70, James Brown recorded "Sex Machine." These events were an aural anticipation of a future filled with internet porn sites, erotic CD-ROMs, and satellites dedicated to beaming sex flicks around the globe. Sexmachines is a sonic portrait of Nam June Paik (The Godfather of Video Art) and James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) in the moment in which they emphasized the intersection of pleasure, art, and technology.