Nam June Paik

Birthday: 1932-07-20
Deathday: 2006-01-29
Place of birth: Gyeongseong, South Korea [now Seoul]
Also know as: 백남준

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."

Filmography

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

1974

As Tom

A Tribute to John Cage

1976

As

P+A-I(k)

1966

As

Kunst und Ketchup

1966

As

All Star Video

1985

As Self

Stockhausen's Originale: Doubletakes

1964

As

He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life

1986

As Self

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

2000

As Self

"Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moorman

1995

As

George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus

2018

As Self (archive footage)

Bye Bye Kipling

1986

As Self

Hi-Red Centre Shelter Plan

1964

As

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

2019

As

Re: Maciunas and Fluxus

2011

As

Tapes

2020

As

Video: The New Wave

1975

As

Back to Fucking Cambridge

1987

As Anton von Webern

Persistence of Vision

1984

As Himself

26'1.1499" For A String Player

1973

As

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

0000

As Nam June Paik

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

2023

As Self (archive footage)

Home Movies 1971-81

1985

As

Nam June Paik

1962

As Self

Production

Zen for Film

1964

As Director

Suite 212

1974

As Director

The Medium Is the Medium

1968

As Director

Videotape Study No. 3

1967

As Director

Beatles Electroniques

1969

As Director

Electronic Moon No. 2

1966

As Director

Electronic Fables

1965

As Director

Waiting for Commercials

1966

As Director

Electronic Yoga

1972

As Director

Bye Bye Kipling

1986

As Director

Global Groove

1973

As Director

Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

1984

As Director

"Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moorman

1995

As Director

A Tribute to John Cage

1976

As Director

All Star Video

1985

As Director

Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

1984

As Writer

Adelic Penguins

1986

As Art Direction

Cinema Metaphysique No. 1-5

1972

As Director

Missa of Zen

1967

As Director

Guadalcanal Requiem

1977

As Director

Lake Placid '80

1980

As Director

Merce by Merce by Paik

1978

As Director

Infinite Escher

1990

As Art Direction

Moon is the Oldest TV

1992

As Director

Butterfly

1986

As Director

9/23/69: Experiment with David Atwood

1969

As Director

Wrap around the World

1988

As Director

Digital Experiment at Bell Labs

1967

As Director

Button Happening

1965

As Director

Early Color TV Manipulations

1968

As Director

Video Commune

1992

As Director

TV Cello Premiere

1971

As Director

Analogue Assemblage

2000

As Director

Fluxfilm Anthology 1962-1970

2010

As Director

Allan ‘n Allen’s Complaint

1982

As Director

Electronic Opera no. 1

1969

As Director

Video Tape Study No. 3

1967

As Director

One Candle, One Projection

1988

As Director

Beuys

1990

As Director

Living with the Living Theatre

1989

As Director

Media Shuttle: New York - Moscow

1978

As Director

Deoksu Palace

1992

As Director

Magnet TV

1965

As Director

TV Buddha

1974

As Director

TV Garden

1974

As Director