Nam June Paik

Nam June Paik

Directing
Born Jul 20, 1932
From Gyeongseong, South Korea [now Seoul]
Died Jan 29, 2006

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

365 Day Project
10.0

365 Day Project

Self
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
6.9

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

Self (archive footage)
As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
7.6

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

Self
All Star Video
6.5

All Star Video

Self
Bye Bye Kipling

Bye Bye Kipling

Self
Home Movies 1971-81

Home Movies 1971-81
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
8.2

He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life

Self (archive footage)
‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen
7.9

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

Tom
Hi-Red Centre Shelter Plan

Hi-Red Centre Shelter Plan

Filmography — Acting

365 Day Project
10.0
2007

365 Day Project

Self
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
6.9
2023

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

Self (archive footage)
As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
7.6
2000

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

Self
All Star Video
6.5
1985

All Star Video

Self
Bye Bye Kipling
1986

Bye Bye Kipling

Self
Home Movies 1971-81
1985

Home Movies 1971-81
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
8.2
1986

He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life

Self (archive footage)
‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen
7.9
1974

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

Tom

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

Nam June Paik
Hi-Red Centre Shelter Plan
1964

Hi-Red Centre Shelter Plan
Persistence of Vision
1984

Persistence of Vision

Self

The Misfits - 30 Years of Fluxus

Self
Flux-Concert
1979

Flux-Concert

Self
1964

Stockhausen's Originale: Doubletakes
"Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moorman
5.7
1995

"Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moorman
Tapes
2020

Tapes
2006

Nam June Paik: Lessons from the Video Master

Self (archive footage)
2006

Winter in Miami 2005

Self
Re: Maciunas and Fluxus
2011

Re: Maciunas and Fluxus
The Electronic Super Highway: Nam June Paik in the Nineties
1994

The Electronic Super Highway: Nam June Paik in the Nineties

Self
George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus
7.0
2018

George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus

Self (archive footage)
1999

April is the Cruelest Month

Self
Kill Your TV: Jim Moir’s Weird World of Video Art
2019

Kill Your TV: Jim Moir’s Weird World of Video Art
Video: The New Wave
1975

Video: The New Wave
1998

Sexual Healing

Self
1969

Seminar

Self
A Tribute to John Cage
6.0
1976

A Tribute to John Cage
26'1.1499" For A String Player
1973

26'1.1499" For A String Player
Nam June Paik: Edited for Television
1975

Nam June Paik: Edited for Television

Self
1977

Nam June Paik: The Good Conscience of the Avant Garde

Self

Processing the Signal

Himself
Joseph Beuys - Coyote III
2008

Joseph Beuys - Coyote III

Himself
Back to Fucking Cambridge
1987

Back to Fucking Cambridge

Anton von Webern
P+A-I(k)
1966

P+A-I(k)
1966

Kunst und Ketchup
Nam June Paik
1962

Nam June Paik

Self
2003

Nam June Paik: The Tiger Lives

Self
1984

Trip to Korea

Filmography — Crew

Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

Director
All Star Video

All Star Video

Director
Bye Bye Kipling

Bye Bye Kipling

Director
Beatles Electroniques

Beatles Electroniques

Director
Global Groove

Global Groove

Director

Videotape Study No. 3

Director
9/23/69: Experiment with David Atwood

9/23/69: Experiment with David Atwood

Director
Button Happening

Button Happening

Director
Suite 212

Suite 212

Director
Media Shuttle: New York - Moscow

Media Shuttle: New York - Moscow

Director
"Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moorman

"Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moorman

Director
Allan ‘n Allen’s Complaint

Allan ‘n Allen’s Complaint

Director
Fluxfilm Anthology 1962-1970

Fluxfilm Anthology 1962-1970

Director
The Medium Is the Medium

The Medium Is the Medium

Director
Cinema Metaphysique No. 1-5

Cinema Metaphysique No. 1-5

Director
Sistine Chapel

Sistine Chapel

Director
Waiting for Commercials

Waiting for Commercials

Director
Zen for Film

Zen for Film

Director
A Tribute to John Cage

A Tribute to John Cage

Director
Analogue Assemblage

Analogue Assemblage

Director
Early Color TV Manipulations

Early Color TV Manipulations

Director
TV Cello Premiere

TV Cello Premiere

Director
Video Commune (Beatles from Beginning to End)

Video Commune (Beatles from Beginning to End)

Director

Electronic Fables

Director
Digital Experiment at Bell Labs

Digital Experiment at Bell Labs

Director
Guadalcanal Requiem

Guadalcanal Requiem

Director
Living with the Living Theatre

Living with the Living Theatre

Director

Deoksu Palace

Director
TV Garden

TV Garden

Director

Electronic Yoga

Director
Electronic Moon No. 2

Electronic Moon No. 2

Director
Butterfly

Butterfly

Director
Missa of Zen

Missa of Zen

Director
Merce by Merce by Paik

Merce by Merce by Paik

Director
Beuys

Beuys

Director
Lake Placid '80

Lake Placid '80

Director
Magnet TV

Magnet TV

Director
TV Buddha

TV Buddha

Director
Moon is the Oldest TV

Moon is the Oldest TV

Director
Wrap around the World

Wrap around the World

Director
Electronic Opera no. 1

Electronic Opera no. 1

Director
One Candle, One Projection

One Candle, One Projection

Director