Nam June Paik

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."

Most Famous Work

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Bye Bye Kipling

(1986) Director

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All Star Video

(1985) Director

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Zen for Film

(1964) Director

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Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

(1984) Writer

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Infinite Escher

(1990) Art Direction

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"Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moorman

(1995) Director

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Merce by Merce by Paik

(1978) Director

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Global Groove

(1973) Director

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2023	Self (archive footage)	Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV 2023-03-24 Movie
2020	N/A	Tapes 2020-09-14 Movie
2019	N/A	Kill Your TV: Jim Moir’s Weird World of Video Art 2019-11-24 Movie
2018	Self (archive footage)	George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus 2018-02-21 Movie
2011	N/A	Re: Maciunas and Fluxus 2011-01-01 Movie
2000	Self	As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty 2000-11-05 Movie
1995	N/A	"Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moorman 1995-03-03 Movie
1987	Anton von Webern	Back to Fucking Cambridge 1987-11-15 Movie
1986	Self	He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life 1986-02-22 Movie
	Self	Bye Bye Kipling 1986-01-01 Movie
1985	Self	All Star Video 1985-01-21 Movie
	N/A	Home Movies 1971-81 1985-01-01 Movie
1984	Himself	Persistence of Vision 1984-01-01 Movie
1976	N/A	A Tribute to John Cage 1976-11-03 Movie
1975	N/A	Video: The New Wave 1975-12-24 Movie
1974	Tom	‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen 1974-11-05 Movie
1973	N/A	26'1.1499" For A String Player 1973-01-01 Movie
1966	N/A	Kunst und Ketchup 1966-02-14 Movie
	N/A	P+A-I(k) 1966-01-01 Movie
1964	N/A	Hi-Red Centre Shelter Plan 1964-02-14 Movie
	N/A	Stockhausen's Originale: Doubletakes 1964-01-01 Movie
1962	Self	Nam June Paik 1962-01-01 Movie
	Nam June Paik	Thirty Second Spots: TV Commercials for Artists (1982-83) Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2010	Director	Fluxfilm Anthology 1962-1970 2010-07-19 Movie
2000	Director	Analogue Assemblage 2000-01-01 Movie
1995	Director	"Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moorman 1995-03-03 Movie
1992	Director	Deoksu Palace 1992-11-22 Movie
	Director	Moon is the Oldest TV 1992-01-01 Movie
	Director	Video Commune 1992-01-01 Movie
1990	Director	Beuys 1990-01-01 Movie
1989	Director	Living with the Living Theatre 1989-01-01 Movie
1988	Director	One Candle, One Projection 1988-01-01 Movie
	Director	Wrap around the World 1988-01-01 Movie
1986	Director	Bye Bye Kipling 1986-01-01 Movie
	Director	Butterfly 1986-01-01 Movie
1985	Director	All Star Video 1985-01-21 Movie
1984	Director	Good Morning, Mr. Orwell 1984-01-01 Movie
1982	Director	Allan ‘n Allen’s Complaint 1982-01-01 Movie
1980	Director	Lake Placid '80 1980-01-01 Movie
1978	Director	Media Shuttle: New York - Moscow 1978-02-16 Movie
	Director	Merce by Merce by Paik 1978-01-01 Movie
1977	Director	Guadalcanal Requiem 1977-01-01 Movie
1976	Director	A Tribute to John Cage 1976-11-03 Movie
1974	Director	Suite 212 1974-12-28 Movie
	Director	TV Garden 1974-01-01 Movie
	Director	TV Buddha 1974-01-01 Movie
1973	Director	Global Groove 1973-01-01 Movie
1972	Director	Electronic Yoga 1972-07-15 Movie
	Director	Cinema Metaphysique No. 1-5 1972-01-01 Movie
1971	Director	TV Cello Premiere 1971-01-01 Movie
1969	Director	Electronic Opera no. 1 1969-03-23 Movie
	Director	Beatles Electroniques 1969-01-01 Movie
	Director	9/23/69: Experiment with David Atwood 1969-01-01 Movie
1968	Director	The Medium Is the Medium 1968-06-16 Movie
	Director	Early Color TV Manipulations 1968-01-01 Movie
1967	Director	Videotape Study No. 3 1967-07-15 Movie
	Director	Digital Experiment at Bell Labs 1967-01-01 Movie
	Director	Video Tape Study No. 3 1967-01-01 Movie
	Director	Missa of Zen 1967-01-01 Movie
1966	Director	Waiting for Commercials 1966-07-15 Movie
	Director	Electronic Moon No. 2 1966-07-15 Movie
1965	Director	Electronic Fables 1965-07-15 Movie
	Director	Magnet TV 1965-01-01 Movie
	Director	Button Happening 1965-01-01 Movie
1964	Director	Zen for Film 1964-03-21 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Art

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1990	Art Direction	Infinite Escher 1990-05-01 Movie
1986	Art Direction	Adelic Penguins 1986-04-20 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1984	Writer	Good Morning, Mr. Orwell 1984-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv