
Nam June Paik
Known For
Directing
Born
1932-07-20 in Gyeongseong, South Korea [now Seoul]
Died
2006-01-29
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 Known For

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
as Self (archive footage)

Seminar
as Self

Tapes

Flux-Concert
as Self

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

George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus
as Self (archive footage)

Home Movies 1971-81

365 Day Project
as Self

P+A-I(k)

All Star Video
as Self

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

Hi-Red Centre Shelter Plan

Bye Bye Kipling
as Self

He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
as Self (archive footage)

Back to Fucking Cambridge
as Anton von Webern

"Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moorman

Nam June Paik: Lessons from the Video Master
as Self (archive footage)

The Misfits - 30 Years of Fluxus
as Self

Nam June Paik: The Good Conscience of the Avant Garde
as Self

Thirty Second Spots: TV Commercials for Artists (1982-83)
as Nam June Paik