Nam June Paik

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

35

Gender

Male

Birthday

1932-07-20

Day of death

2006-01-29 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

Gyeongseong, South Korea [now Seoul]

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."

Known For

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

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

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

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

  • 365 Day Project

    365 Day Project

  • All Star Video

    All Star Video

  • Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

    Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

  • Hi-Red Centre Shelter Plan

    Hi-Red Centre Shelter Plan

  • Bye Bye Kipling

    Bye Bye Kipling

  • Kunst und Ketchup

    Kunst und Ketchup

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

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

  • 26'1.1499" For A String Player

    26'1.1499" For A String Player

  • Seminar

    Seminar

  • "Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moorman

    "Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moorman

  • Tapes

    Tapes

  • Stockhausen's Originale: Doubletakes

    Stockhausen's Originale: Doubletakes

  • The Misfits - 30 Years of Fluxus

    The Misfits - 30 Years of Fluxus

  • He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life

    He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life

  • Flux-Concert

    Flux-Concert

  • The Electronic Super Highway: Nam June Paik in the Nineties

    The Electronic Super Highway: Nam June Paik in the Nineties

  • Nam June Paik

    Nam June Paik

  • Home Movies 1971-81

    Home Movies 1971-81

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

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

  • Video: The New Wave

    Video: The New Wave

  • George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus

    George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus

  • Nam June Paik: Lessons from the Video Master

    Nam June Paik: Lessons from the Video Master

  • Re: Maciunas and Fluxus

    Re: Maciunas and Fluxus

  • Trip to Korea

    Trip to Korea

  • P+A-I(k)

    P+A-I(k)

  • Persistence of Vision

    Persistence of Vision

  • Back to Fucking Cambridge

    Back to Fucking Cambridge

  • Nam June Paik: Edited for Television

    Nam June Paik: Edited for Television

  • Nam June Paik: The Good Conscience of the Avant Garde

    Nam June Paik: The Good Conscience of the Avant Garde

  • Joseph Beuys - Coyote III

    Joseph Beuys - Coyote III

  • A Tribute to John Cage

    A Tribute to John Cage

  • Nam June Paik: The Tiger Lives

    Nam June Paik: The Tiger Lives

  • Processing the Signal

    Processing the Signal