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Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
4 / Jul / 1932 (92 years old)
Place of Birth
Gyeongseong, South Korea [now Seoul]
Also Known As
백남준
Paik Nam-june
Nam June Paik
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
10.0
365 Day Project
2 / Dec / 2007
10.0
Modern Korea
5 / Oct / 2019
8.2
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
7 / Feb / 1986
7.9
‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen
3 / Nov / 1974
7.8
As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
1 / Nov / 2000
7.0
George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus
4 / Feb / 2018
6.8
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
6 / Mar / 2023
6.5
All Star Video
2 / Jan / 1985
6.0
A Tribute to John Cage
4 / Nov / 1976
5.7
"Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moorman
6 / Mar / 1995
Credits
All
Department
Acting
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Thirty Second Spots: TV Commercials for Artists (1982-83)
as Nam June Paik
2023
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Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
as Self (archive footage)
2020
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Tapes
2019
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Kill Your TV: Jim Moir’s Weird World of Video Art
2019
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Modern Korea
(1 episode) as Self (archive footage)
2018
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George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus
as Self (archive footage)
2011
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Re: Maciunas and Fluxus
2007
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365 Day Project
2000
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As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
as Self
1995
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"Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moorman
1987
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Back to Fucking Cambridge
as Anton von Webern
1986
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He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
as Self (archive footage)
1986
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Bye Bye Kipling
as Self
1985
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Home Movies 1971-81
1985
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All Star Video
as Self
1984
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Persistence of Vision
as Self
1984
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Trip to Korea
1979
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Flux-Concert
as Self
1976
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A Tribute to John Cage
1975
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Video: The New Wave
1974
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‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen
as Tom
1973
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26'1.1499" For A String Player
1966
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Kunst und Ketchup
1966
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P+A-I(k)
1964
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Stockhausen's Originale: Doubletakes
1964
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Hi-Red Centre Shelter Plan
1962
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Nam June Paik
as Self
Art
1990
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Infinite Escher
Art Direction
1986
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Adelic Penguins
Art Direction
Directing
2010
•
Fluxfilm Anthology 1962-1970
Director
2000
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Analogue Assemblage
Director
1995
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"Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moorman
Director
1992
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Deoksu Palace
Director
1992
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Moon is the Oldest TV
Director
1992
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Video Commune (Beatles from Beginning to End)
Director
1990
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Beuys
Director
1989
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Living with the Living Theatre
Director
1988
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One Candle, One Projection
Director
1988
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Wrap around the World
Director
1986
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Bye Bye Kipling
Director
1986
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Butterfly
Director
1985
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All Star Video
Director
1984
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Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
Director
1982
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Allan ‘n Allen’s Complaint
Director
1980
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Lake Placid '80
Director
1978
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Media Shuttle: New York - Moscow
Director
1978
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Merce by Merce by Paik
Director
1977
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Guadalcanal Requiem
Director
1976
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A Tribute to John Cage
Director
1974
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Suite 212
Director
1974
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TV Garden
Director
1974
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TV Buddha
Director
1973
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Global Groove
Director
1972
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Electronic Yoga
Director
1972
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Cinema Metaphysique No. 1-5
Director
1971
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TV Cello Premiere
Director
1969
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Electronic Opera no. 1
Director
1969
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Beatles Electroniques
Director
1969
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9/23/69: Experiment with David Atwood
Director
1968
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The Medium Is the Medium
Director
1968
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Early Color TV Manipulations
Director
1967
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Videotape Study No. 3
Director
1967
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Missa of Zen
Director
1967
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Digital Experiment at Bell Labs
Director
1966
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Waiting for Commercials
Director
1966
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Electronic Moon No. 2
Director
1965
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Electronic Fables
Director
1965
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Magnet TV
Director
1965
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Button Happening
Director
1964
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Zen for Film
Director
Editing
1984
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Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
Editor
Writing
1984
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Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
Writer