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Nam June Paik

Known for: Directing

Biography: 1932-07-20

Deathday: 2006-01-29 (73 years old)

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

all 65

Movies 65

Director 37

self 14

Self (archive footage)

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV (2023)

Movie

Self

Self (archive footage)

George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus (2018)

Movie

Re: Maciunas and Fluxus (2011)

Movie

Director

Fluxfilm Anthology 1962-1970 (2010)

Movie

Self

As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (2000)

Movie

Director

Analogue Assemblage (2000)

Movie

Self

"Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moorman (1995)

Movie

Director

Deoksu Palace (1992)

Movie

Director

Video Commune (Beatles From Beginning to End) (1992)

Movie

Director

Moon is the Oldest TV (1992)

Movie

Self

Cage/Cunningham (1991)

Movie

Art Direction

Infinite Escher (1990)

Movie

Director

Beuys (1990)

Movie

Director

Living with the Living Theatre (1989)

Movie

Director

Wrap around the World (1988)

Movie

Director

One Candle, One Projection (1988)

Movie

Anton Von Webern

Back to Fucking Cambridge (1987)

Movie

Art Direction

Adelic Penguins (1986)

Movie

Self

He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life (1986)

Movie

Self

Bye Bye Kipling (1986)

Movie

Director

Butterfly (1986)

Movie

Actor

All Star Video (1985)

Movie

Home Movies 1971-81 (1985)

Movie

Director

Good Morning, Mr. Orwell (1984)

Movie

Himself

Persistence of Vision (1984)

Movie

Director

Allan ‘n’ Allen’s Complaint (1982)

Movie

Director

Lake Placid '80 (1980)

Movie

Director

Media Shuttle: New York - Moscow (1978)

Movie

Director

Merce by Merce by Paik (1978)

Movie

Director

Guadalcanal Requiem (1977)

Movie

Director

A Tribute to John Cage (1976)

Movie

Video: The New Wave (1975)

Movie

Self - Interviewee

Nam June Paik: Edited for Television (1975)

Movie

Self - Performer

Suite 212 (1974)

Movie

Tom

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

Movie

Director

TV Garden (1974)

Movie

Director

TV Buddha (1974)

Movie

Director

Global Groove (1973)

Movie

26'1.1499" For A String Player (1973)

Movie

Director

Electronic Yoga (1972)

Movie

Director

Cinema Metaphysique No. 1-5 (1972)

Movie

Director

TV Cello Premiere (1971)

Movie

Director

Electronic Opera no. 1 (1969)

Movie

Director

Beatles Electroniques (1969)

Movie

Director

9/23/69: Experiment with David Atwood (1969)

Movie

Director

The Medium Is the Medium (1968)

Movie

Director

Early Color TV Manipulations (1968)

Movie

Director

Videotape Study No. 3 (1967)

Movie

Director

Digital Experiment at Bell Labs (1967)

Movie

Director

Missa of Zen (1967)

Movie

Director

Waiting for Commercials (1966)

Movie

Director

Electronic Moon No. 2 (1966)

Movie

Kunst und Ketchup (1966)

Movie

P+A-I(k) (1966)

Movie

Director

Electronic Fables (1965)

Movie

Director

Button Happening (1965)

Movie

Director

Magnet TV (1965)

Movie

Director

Zen for Film (1964)

Movie

Hi-Red Centre Shelter Plan (1964)

Movie

Self - Performer

Stockhausen's Originale: Doubletakes (1964)

Movie

Self

Nam June Paik (1962)

Movie

Nam June Paik

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

Movie

Information

Known For
Directing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1932-07-20

Deathday
2006-01-29 (73 years old)

Birth Place
Gyeongseong, South Korea [now Seoul]

Spouse
Shigeko Kubota

Father
Paik Nak-seung

Citizenships
South Korea, Germany, United States of America

Residences
Westbeth Artists Community, United States of America

Also Known As
백남준, Paik Nam-june

Awards
Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy, Ho-Am Prize in the Arts, Will Grohmann Award, Wilhelm Lehmbruck Award, Order of Cultural Merit, Goslarer Kaiserring, Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize, Guggenheim Fellowship, Goethe Medal, Maya Deren Award

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Last updated: 2024-08-01

Jud Yalkut worked together with Nam June Paik in:

15 Movies

Charlotte Moorman worked together with Nam June Paik in:

13 Movies

Allen Ginsberg worked together with Nam June Paik in:

10 Movies

Jonas Mekas worked together with Nam June Paik in:

9 Movies

Yoko Ono worked together with Nam June Paik in:

8 Movies

John Cage worked together with Nam June Paik in:

7 Movies

Ryuichi Sakamoto worked together with Nam June Paik in:

5 Movies

Merce Cunningham worked together with Nam June Paik in:

5 Movies

Joseph Beuys worked together with Nam June Paik in:

5 Movies

Peter Kubelka worked together with Nam June Paik in:

4 Movies

Andy Warhol worked together with Nam June Paik in:

4 Movies

George Maciunas worked together with Nam June Paik in:

4 Movies

Allan Kaprow worked together with Nam June Paik in:

4 Movies

Russell Connor worked together with Nam June Paik in:

4 Movies

P. Adams Sitney worked together with Nam June Paik in:

3 Movies

Ken Jacobs worked together with Nam June Paik in:

3 Movies

Paul Garrin worked together with Nam June Paik in:

3 Movies

Hollis Frampton worked together with Nam June Paik in:

3 Movies

Otto Piene worked together with Nam June Paik in:

3 Movies

Laurie Anderson worked together with Nam June Paik in:

3 Movies

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Filmography

all 65

Movies 65

Director 37

self 14

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV (2023)

The Vasulka Effect (2020)

Tapes (2020)

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

George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus (2018)

Re: Maciunas and Fluxus (2011)

Fluxfilm Anthology 1962-1970 (2010)

As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (2000)

Analogue Assemblage (2000)

"Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moorman (1995)

Deoksu Palace (1992)

Video Commune (Beatles From Beginning to End) (1992)

Moon is the Oldest TV (1992)

Cage/Cunningham (1991)

Infinite Escher (1990)

Beuys (1990)

Living with the Living Theatre (1989)

Wrap around the World (1988)

One Candle, One Projection (1988)

Back to Fucking Cambridge (1987)

Adelic Penguins (1986)

He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life (1986)

Bye Bye Kipling (1986)

Butterfly (1986)

All Star Video (1985)

Home Movies 1971-81 (1985)

Good Morning, Mr. Orwell (1984)

Persistence of Vision (1984)

Allan ‘n’ Allen’s Complaint (1982)

Lake Placid '80 (1980)

Media Shuttle: New York - Moscow (1978)

Merce by Merce by Paik (1978)

Guadalcanal Requiem (1977)

A Tribute to John Cage (1976)

Video: The New Wave (1975)

Nam June Paik: Edited for Television (1975)

Suite 212 (1974)

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

TV Garden (1974)

TV Buddha (1974)

Global Groove (1973)

26'1.1499" For A String Player (1973)

Electronic Yoga (1972)

Cinema Metaphysique No. 1-5 (1972)

TV Cello Premiere (1971)

Electronic Opera no. 1 (1969)

Beatles Electroniques (1969)

9/23/69: Experiment with David Atwood (1969)

The Medium Is the Medium (1968)

Early Color TV Manipulations (1968)

Videotape Study No. 3 (1967)

Digital Experiment at Bell Labs (1967)

Missa of Zen (1967)

Waiting for Commercials (1966)

Electronic Moon No. 2 (1966)

Kunst und Ketchup (1966)

P+A-I(k) (1966)

Electronic Fables (1965)

Button Happening (1965)

Magnet TV (1965)

Zen for Film (1964)

Hi-Red Centre Shelter Plan (1964)

Stockhausen's Originale: Doubletakes (1964)

Nam June Paik (1962)

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

Information

Known ForDirecting

GenderMale

Birthday1932-07-20

Deathday2006-01-29 (73 years old)

Birth PlaceGyeongseong, South Korea [now Seoul]

SpouseShigeko Kubota

FatherPaik Nak-seung

Known For
Directing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1932-07-20

Deathday
2006-01-29 (73 years old)

Birth Place
Gyeongseong, South Korea [now Seoul]

Spouse
Shigeko Kubota

Father
Paik Nak-seung

Citizenships
South Korea, Germany, United States of America

Residences
Westbeth Artists Community, United States of America

Also Known As
백남준, Paik Nam-june

Awards
Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy, Ho-Am Prize in the Arts, Will Grohmann Award, Wilhelm Lehmbruck Award, Order of Cultural Merit, Goslarer Kaiserring, Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize, Guggenheim Fellowship, Goethe Medal, Maya Deren Award