Nam June Paik

Acting

Nam June Paik

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
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Birthday
Jul 20, 1932 (93 years old)
Death date
Jan 29, 2006

Nam June Paik

Known For

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
1h 50m
DOLBY
Movie 2023

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

The quixotic journey of Nam June Paik, one of the...

Tapes
10h 39m
DOLBY
Movie 2020

Tapes

The tapes in the program consist of some of Mekas’...

Kill Your TV: Jim Moir’s Weird World of Video Art
59min
DOLBY
Movie 2019

Kill Your TV: Jim Moir’s Weird World of Video Art

Jim Moir (aka Vic Reeves) explores Video Art, revealing how...

George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus
2h 1m
DOLBY
Movie 2018

George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus

In 1961 Lithuanian American artist and impresario George Maciunas established...

Re: Maciunas and Fluxus
1h 33m
DOLBY
Movie 2011

Re: Maciunas and Fluxus

“Drawing on his personal archives, Mekas has assembled a Fluxus...

Joseph Beuys - Coyote III
1h 1m
DOLBY
Movie 2008

Joseph Beuys - Coyote III

DVD accompanying the book "Coyote III", documenting Joseph Beuys and...

365 Day Project
16h 39m
DOLBY
Movie 2007

365 Day Project

This exhibition focuses on Jonas Mekas’ 365 Day Project, a...

As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
4h 48m
DOLBY
Movie 2000

As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

A compilation of over 30 years of private home movie...

29min
DOLBY
Movie 1995

"Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moorman

Nam June Paik's first single-channel videotape since 1989 is a...

The Electronic Super Highway: Nam June Paik in the Nineties
40min
DOLBY
Movie 1994

The Electronic Super Highway: Nam June Paik in the Nineties

A portrait of Nam June Paik produced as a 'video...

Biography

Nam June Paik was the first video artist who experimented with electronic media and made a profound impact on the art of video and television. He coined the phrase "Information Superhighway" in 1974, and has been called the "father of video art."