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Nam June Paik

Nam June Paik

Directing

July 20, 1932 — January 29, 2006Gyeongseong, South Korea [now Seoul]

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."

Known for

Directing43

Fluxfilm Anthology 1962-1970movie

Fluxfilm Anthology 1962-1970

2010

Director

Analogue Assemblagemovie

Analogue Assemblage

2000

Director

"Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moormanmovie

"Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moorman

1995

Director

Sistine Chapelmovie

Sistine Chapel

1993

Director

Deoksu Palace
movie

Deoksu Palace

1992

Director

Moon is the Oldest TVmovie

Moon is the Oldest TV

1992

Director

Video Commune (Beatles from Beginning to End)movie

Video Commune (Beatles from Beginning to End)

1992

Director

Beuysmovie

Beuys

1990

Director

Living with the Living Theatremovie

Living with the Living Theatre

1989

Director

One Candle, One Projectionmovie

One Candle, One Projection

1988

Director

Wrap around the Worldmovie

Wrap around the World

1988

Director

Bye Bye Kiplingmovie

Bye Bye Kipling

1986

Director

Butterflymovie

Butterfly

1986

Director

All Star Videomovie

All Star Video

1985

Director

Good Morning, Mr. Orwellmovie

Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

1984

Director

Allan ‘n Allen’s Complaintmovie

Allan ‘n Allen’s Complaint

1982

Director

Lake Placid '80movie

Lake Placid '80

1980

Director

Media Shuttle: New York - Moscowmovie

Media Shuttle: New York - Moscow

1978

Director

Merce by Merce by Paikmovie

Merce by Merce by Paik

1978

Director

Merce by Merce by Paik Part Two: Merce and Marcel
movie

Merce by Merce by Paik Part Two: Merce and Marcel

1978

Director

Guadalcanal Requiemmovie

Guadalcanal Requiem

1977

Director

A Tribute to John Cagemovie

A Tribute to John Cage

1976

Director

Suite 212movie

Suite 212

1974

Director

TV Buddhamovie

TV Buddha

1974

Director

TV Gardenmovie

TV Garden

1974

Director

Global Groovemovie

Global Groove

1973

Director

Electronic Yoga
movie

Electronic Yoga

1972

Director

Cinema Metaphysique No. 1-5movie

Cinema Metaphysique No. 1-5

1972

Director

TV Cello Premieremovie

TV Cello Premiere

1971

Director

Electronic Opera no. 1movie

Electronic Opera no. 1

1969

Director

The Medium Is the Mediummovie

The Medium Is the Medium

1969

Director

Beatles Electroniquesmovie

Beatles Electroniques

1969

Director

9/23/69: Experiment with David Atwoodmovie

9/23/69: Experiment with David Atwood

1969

Director

Early Color TV Manipulationsmovie

Early Color TV Manipulations

1968

Director

Videotape Study No. 3
movie

Videotape Study No. 3

1967

Director

Missa of Zenmovie

Missa of Zen

1967

Director

Digital Experiment at Bell Labsmovie

Digital Experiment at Bell Labs

1967

Director

Electronic Moon No. 2movie

Electronic Moon No. 2

1966

Director

Waiting for Commercialsmovie

Waiting for Commercials

1966

Director

Electronic Fables
movie

Electronic Fables

1965

Director

Magnet TVmovie

Magnet TV

1965

Director

Button Happeningmovie

Button Happening

1965

Director

Zen for Filmmovie

Zen for Film

1964

Director

Acting39

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TVmovie

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

2023

Self (archive footage)

Tapesmovie

Tapes

2020

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

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

2019

George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxusmovie

George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus

2018

Self (archive footage)

Re: Maciunas and Fluxusmovie

Re: Maciunas and Fluxus

2011

Joseph Beuys - Coyote IIImovie

Joseph Beuys - Coyote III

2008

Himself

365 Day Projectmovie

365 Day Project

2007

Self

Nam June Paik: Lessons from the Video Master
movie

Nam June Paik: Lessons from the Video Master

2006

Self (archive footage)

Winter in Miami 2005
movie

Winter in Miami 2005

2006

Self

Nam June Paik: The Tiger Lives
movie

Nam June Paik: The Tiger Lives

2003

Self

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

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

2000

Self

April is the Cruelest Month
movie

April is the Cruelest Month

1999

Self

Sexual Healing
movie

Sexual Healing

1998

Self

"Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moormanmovie

"Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moorman

1995

The Electronic Super Highway: Nam June Paik in the Ninetiesmovie

The Electronic Super Highway: Nam June Paik in the Nineties

1994

Self

The Misfits - 30 Years of Fluxus
movie

The Misfits - 30 Years of Fluxus

1993

Self

Back to Fucking Cambridgemovie

Back to Fucking Cambridge

1987

Anton von Webern

Bye Bye Kiplingmovie

Bye Bye Kipling

1986

Self

He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Lifemovie

He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life

1986

Self (archive footage)

All Star Videomovie

All Star Video

1985

Self

Home Movies 1971-81movie

Home Movies 1971-81

1985

Trip to Korea
movie

Trip to Korea

1984

Persistence of Visionmovie

Persistence of Vision

1984

Self

Bonjour Nam June Paik Imovie

Bonjour Nam June Paik I

1982

Flux-Concertmovie

Flux-Concert

1979

Self

Nam June Paik: The Good Conscience of the Avant Garde
movie

Nam June Paik: The Good Conscience of the Avant Garde

1977

Self

A Tribute to John Cagemovie

A Tribute to John Cage

1976

Video: The New Wavemovie

Video: The New Wave

1975

Nam June Paik: Edited for Televisionmovie

Nam June Paik: Edited for Television

1975

Self

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

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

1974

Tom

26'1.1499" For A String Playermovie

26'1.1499" For A String Player

1973

Seminar
movie

Seminar

1969

Self

Kunst und Ketchup
movie

Kunst und Ketchup

1966

P+A-I(k)movie

P+A-I(k)

1966

Hi-Red Centre Shelter Planmovie

Hi-Red Centre Shelter Plan

1964

Stockhausen's Originale: Doubletakes
movie

Stockhausen's Originale: Doubletakes

1964

Nam June Paikmovie

Nam June Paik

1962

Self

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

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

Nam June Paik

Processing the Signal
movie

Processing the Signal

Himself

Art2

Editing2

Crew1

Writing1