Nam June Paik
July 20, 1932 (92 years old) in Gyeongseong, 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
Credits
- 2023 · Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Tapes as
- 2019 · Kill Your TV: Jim Moir’s Weird World of Video Art as
- 2019 · Modern Korea as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus as Self (archive footage)
- 2011 · Re: Maciunas and Fluxus as
- 2007 · 365 Day Project as
- 2000 · As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty as Self
- 1995 · "Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moorman as
- 1987 · Back to Fucking Cambridge as Anton von Webern
- 1986 · He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life as Self (archive footage)
- 1986 · Bye Bye Kipling as Self
- 1985 · All Star Video as Self
- 1985 · Home Movies 1971-81 as
- 1984 · Trip to Korea as
- 1984 · Persistence of Vision as Himself
- 1979 · Flux-Concert as Self
- 1976 · A Tribute to John Cage as
- 1975 · Video: The New Wave as
- 1974 · ‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen as Tom
- 1973 · 26'1.1499" For A String Player as
- 1966 · Kunst und Ketchup as
- 1966 · P+A-I(k) as
- 1964 · Hi-Red Centre Shelter Plan as
- 1964 · Stockhausen's Originale: Doubletakes as
- 1962 · Nam June Paik as Self
- Future · Thirty Second Spots: TV Commercials for Artists (1982-83) as Nam June Paik