Nam June Paik

Born: 1932-07-20

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."


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

as Self
Released: 2000-11-05

A compilation of over 30 years of private home movie footage shot by Lithuanian-American...

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Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2023-03-24

The quixotic journey of Nam June Paik, one of the most famous Asian artists of the 20th century,...

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

as Tom
Released: 1974-11-05

Various unrelated vignettes, often juxtaposing sound and image.

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He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1986-02-22

A film collage tracing the story of the lives, loves, and deaths within the artistic community...

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365 Day Project

as uncredited
Released: 2007-12-31

This exhibition focuses on Jonas Mekas’ 365 Day Project, a succession of films and videos in...

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All Star Video

as Self
Released: 1985-01-21

A compilation of avant-garde artwork and talent of the mid to late 20th century hosted by...

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Back to Fucking Cambridge

as Anton von Webern
Released: 1987-11-15

About a group of graduates from Cambridge University who go back to their college to visit a...

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George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2018-02-21

In 1961 Lithuanian American artist and impresario George Maciunas established the avant-garde...

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Home Movies 1971-81

as uncredited
Released: 1985-01-01

Home movies shot on Super 8mm by W+B Hein over 10 years.

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Hi-Red Centre Shelter Plan

as uncredited
Released: 1964-02-14

Hi-Red Centre were comprised of Genpei Akasegawa, Natsuyuki Nakanishi and Jiro Takamatsu, who...

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Tapes

as uncredited
Released: 2020-09-14

The tapes in the program consist of some of Mekas’ earliest cassettes from the 1990s not long...

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

as uncredited
Released: 2019-11-24

Jim Moir (aka Vic Reeves) explores Video Art, revealing how different generations ‘hacked’ the...

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Nam June Paik

as Self
Released: 1962-01-01

Short film about performance, realized when Nam June Paik participated in Karlheinz...

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"Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moorman

as uncredited
Released: 1995-03-03

Nam June Paik's first single-channel videotape since 1989 is a heartfelt tribute to his...

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26'1.1499" For A String Player

as uncredited
Released: 1973-01-01

This tape is Jud Yalkut's video realization of Charlotte Moorman and Nam June Paik's concert...

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Persistence of Vision

as Self
Released: 1984-01-01

A short documentary profile of the Anthology Film Archives, shot on the eve of the move to the...

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Flux-Concert

as Self
Released: 1979-03-24

On March 24, 1979, The Kitchen presented a two-part program dedicated to the work of various...

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A Tribute to John Cage

as uncredited
Released: 1976-11-03

A Tribute to John Cage is Paik's homage to avant-garde composer John Cage. A major figure in...

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Video: The New Wave

as uncredited
Released: 1975-12-24

The New Wave is the seminal compendium of independent video work in the early 1970s. Written and...

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Re: Maciunas and Fluxus

as uncredited
Released: 2011-01-01

“Drawing on his personal archives, Mekas has assembled a Fluxus vaudeville starring Yoko Ono,...

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P+A-I(k)

as uncredited
Released: 1966-01-01

1966, 16mm film on video, black-and-white and color; 10 minutes

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Modern Korea

as Self (archive footage)
First aired: 2019-10-31

The documentary series were made to look back on Korea’s modern history. It tells stories of...

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