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Nam June Paik

Personal Info

Born: 1932-07-20
Died: 2006-01-29

Place of Birth: Gyeongseong, South Korea [now Seoul]

Known For: Directing

Also Known As:
백남준 Paik Nam-june

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Nam June Paik

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."

Acting (Movies)

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

Self (archive footage)
2023
6.9

Persistence of Vision
Persistence of Vision

Self
1984
0.0

Home Movies 1971-81
Home Movies 1971-81

1985
0.0

26'1.1499" For A String Player
26'1.1499" For A String Player

1973
0.0

Thirty Second Spots: TV Commercials for Artists (1982-83)

Nam June Paik
0.0

Nam June Paik
Nam June Paik

Self
1962
0.0

‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen
‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen

Tom
1974
7.9

A Tribute to John Cage
A Tribute to John Cage

1976
6.0

Kunst und Ketchup

1966
0.0

All Star Video
All Star Video

Self
1985
6.5

365 Day Project
365 Day Project

2007
10.0

Stockhausen's Originale: Doubletakes

1964
0.0

P+A-I(k)
P+A-I(k)

1966
0.0

He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life

Self (archive footage)
1986
8.2

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

Self
2000
7.6

"Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moorman
"Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moorman

1995
5.7

George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus
George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus

Self (archive footage)
2018
7.0

Bye Bye Kipling

Self
1986
0.0

Hi-Red Centre Shelter Plan
Hi-Red Centre Shelter Plan

1964
0.0

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

2019
0.0

Re: Maciunas and Fluxus
Re: Maciunas and Fluxus

2011
0.0

Tapes
Tapes

2020
0.0

Video: The New Wave
Video: The New Wave

1975
0.0

Back to Fucking Cambridge
Back to Fucking Cambridge

Anton von Webern
1987
0.0

Trip to Korea

1984
0.0

Flux-Concert
Flux-Concert

Self
1979
0.0

Joseph Beuys - Coyote III
Joseph Beuys - Coyote III

Himself
2008
0.0

The Electronic Super Highway: Nam June Paik in the Nineties
The Electronic Super Highway: Nam June Paik in the Nineties

Self
1994
0.0

Directing

Electronic Opera no. 1
Electronic Opera no. 1

Director
1969
0.0

Fluxfilm Anthology 1962-1970
Fluxfilm Anthology 1962-1970

Director
2010
0.0

Allan ‘n Allen’s Complaint
Allan ‘n Allen’s Complaint

Director
1982
0.0

Zen for Film
Zen for Film

Director
1964
5.4

Suite 212
Suite 212

Director
1974
0.0

The Medium Is the Medium

Director
1968
0.0

Beatles Electroniques
Beatles Electroniques

Director
1969
8.0

Electronic Fables

Director
1965
0.0

Electronic Yoga

Director
1972
6.0

Waiting for Commercials
Waiting for Commercials

Director
1966
0.0

Electronic Moon No. 2
Electronic Moon No. 2

Director
1966
6.0

Videotape Study No. 3

Director
1967
4.5

One Candle, One Projection
One Candle, One Projection

Director
1988
0.0

Beuys
Beuys

Director
1990
0.0

Global Groove
Global Groove

Director
1973
7.7

Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

Director
1984
8.1

"Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moorman
"Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moorman

Director
1995
5.7

A Tribute to John Cage
A Tribute to John Cage

Director
1976
6.0

Living with the Living Theatre
Living with the Living Theatre

Director
1989
0.0

Media Shuttle: New York - Moscow
Media Shuttle: New York - Moscow

Director
1978
0.0

Deoksu Palace

Director
1992
0.0

Bye Bye Kipling

Director
1986
0.0

All Star Video
All Star Video

Director
1985
6.5

Missa of Zen
Missa of Zen

Director
1967
0.0

Cinema Metaphysique No. 1-5
Cinema Metaphysique No. 1-5

Director
1972
0.0

Lake Placid '80
Lake Placid '80

Director
1980
8.0

Guadalcanal Requiem
Guadalcanal Requiem

Director
1977
7.0

Merce by Merce by Paik
Merce by Merce by Paik

Director
1978
6.5

Magnet TV
Magnet TV

Director
1965
0.0

TV Garden
TV Garden

Director
1974
0.0

TV Buddha
TV Buddha

Director
1974
0.0

Moon is the Oldest TV
Moon is the Oldest TV

Director
1992
0.0

Butterfly
Butterfly

Director
1986
6.0

9/23/69: Experiment with David Atwood
9/23/69: Experiment with David Atwood

Director
1969
0.0

Wrap around the World
Wrap around the World

Director
1988
0.0

Digital Experiment at Bell Labs
Digital Experiment at Bell Labs

Director
1967
0.0

Video Commune (Beatles from Beginning to End)
Video Commune (Beatles from Beginning to End)

Director
1992
0.0

Early Color TV Manipulations
Early Color TV Manipulations

Director
1968
0.0

Button Happening
Button Happening

Director
1965
0.0

TV Cello Premiere
TV Cello Premiere

Director
1971
0.0

Analogue Assemblage
Analogue Assemblage

Director
2000
0.0

Writing

Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

Writer
1984
8.1

Art

Adelic Penguins
Adelic Penguins

Art Direction
1986
0.0

Infinite Escher
Infinite Escher

Art Direction
1990
5.0

Editing

Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

Editor
1984
8.1