Nam June Paik

Nam June Paik

Profile info

Known forDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday20 July 1932
Died29 January 2006 (age 73)
Place of birthGyeongseong, South Korea [now Seoul]
Known credits80

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."

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
2023 · Self (archive footage)
Tapes
Tapes
2020
Kill Your TV: Jim Moir’s Weird World of Video Art
Kill Your TV: Jim Moir’s Weird World of Video Art
2019
George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus
George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus
2018 · Self (archive footage)
Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film
Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film
2011 · Himself (archive footage)
Re: Maciunas and Fluxus
Re: Maciunas and Fluxus
2011
Fluxfilm Anthology 1962-1970
Fluxfilm Anthology 1962-1970
2010 · Director
Joseph Beuys - Coyote III
Joseph Beuys - Coyote III
2008 · Himself
365 Day Project
365 Day Project
2007 · Self
Nam June Paik: Lessons from the Video Master
2006 · Self (archive footage)
Winter in Miami 2005
2006 · Self
Nam June Paik: The Tiger Lives
2003 · Self
As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
2000 · Self
Analogue Assemblage
Analogue Assemblage
2000 · Director
April is the Cruelest Month
1999 · Self
Sexual Healing
1998 · Self
"Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moorman
"Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moorman
1995
"Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moorman
"Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moorman
1995 · Director
The Electronic Super Highway: Nam June Paik in the Nineties
The Electronic Super Highway: Nam June Paik in the Nineties
1994 · Self
Sistine Chapel
Sistine Chapel
1993 · Director
Sistine Chapel
Sistine Chapel
1993 · Creator
Sistine Chapel
Sistine Chapel
1993 · Art Direction
Sistine Chapel
Sistine Chapel
1993 · Editor
The Misfits - 30 Years of Fluxus
1993 · Self
Deoksu Palace
1992 · Director
Moon is the Oldest TV
Moon is the Oldest TV
1992 · Director
Video Commune (Beatles from Beginning to End)
Video Commune (Beatles from Beginning to End)
1992 · Director
Beuys
Beuys
1990 · Director
Living with the Living Theatre
Living with the Living Theatre
1989 · Director
One Candle, One Projection
One Candle, One Projection
1988 · Director
Wrap around the World
Wrap around the World
1988 · Director
Back to Fucking Cambridge
Back to Fucking Cambridge
1987 · Anton von Webern
Bye Bye Kipling
Bye Bye Kipling
1986 · Self
Bye Bye Kipling
Bye Bye Kipling
1986 · Director
Adelic Penguins
Adelic Penguins
1986 · Art Direction
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
1986 · Self (archive footage)
Butterfly
Butterfly
1986 · Director
All Star Video
All Star Video
1985 · Self
All Star Video
All Star Video
1985 · Director
Home Movies 1971-81
Home Movies 1971-81
1985
Trip to Korea
1984
Persistence of Vision
Persistence of Vision
1984 · Self
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
1984 · Director
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
1984 · Writer
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
1984 · Editor
Bonjour Nam June Paik I
Bonjour Nam June Paik I
1982
Allan ‘n Allen’s Complaint
Allan ‘n Allen’s Complaint
1982 · Director
Lake Placid '80
Lake Placid '80
1980 · Director
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