
Nam June Paik
Known for Directing · 38 credits
- Born
- 1932-07-20
- Died
- 2006-01-29
- Place of birth
- Gyeongseong, South Korea [now Seoul]
- Also known as
- 백남준 · Paik Nam-june
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

As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
2000
as Self

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
2023
as Self (archive footage)

365 Day Project
2007
as Self

He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
1986
as Self (archive footage)
Seminar
1969
as Self

Bye Bye Kipling
1986
as Self
Movies (38)

As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
2000
as Self

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
2023
as Self (archive footage)

365 Day Project
2007
as Self

He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
1986
as Self (archive footage)
Seminar
1969
as Self

Bye Bye Kipling
1986
as Self

Persistence of Vision
1984
as Self

Kill Your TV: Jim Moir’s Weird World of Video Art
2019

All Star Video
1985
as Self

‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen
1974
as Tom

Flux-Concert
1979
as Self

Hi-Red Centre Shelter Plan
1964
Stockhausen's Originale: Doubletakes
1964

Back to Fucking Cambridge
1987
as Anton von Webern

Re: Maciunas and Fluxus
2011

Video: The New Wave
1975

Home Movies 1971-81
1985

Tapes
2020

George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus
2018
as Self (archive footage)

Nam June Paik
1962
as Self

A Tribute to John Cage
1976

26'1.1499" For A String Player
1973
The Misfits - 30 Years of Fluxus
as Self

"Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moorman
1995

Joseph Beuys - Coyote III
2008
as Himself
Trip to Korea
1984
Kunst und Ketchup
1966

Nam June Paik: Edited for Television
1975
as Self
Thirty Second Spots: TV Commercials for Artists (1982-83)
as Nam June Paik
Nam June Paik: Lessons from the Video Master
2006
as Self (archive footage)

The Electronic Super Highway: Nam June Paik in the Nineties
1994
as Self
April is the Cruelest Month
1999
as Self

P+A-I(k)
1966
Sexual Healing
1998
as Self
Nam June Paik: The Good Conscience of the Avant Garde
1977
as Self
Nam June Paik: The Tiger Lives
2003
as Self
Winter in Miami 2005
2006
as Self
Processing the Signal
as Himself
About 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." With 38 credits spanning from 1962 to 2023, Nam June Paik has appeared in 38 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Nam June Paik Movies
- As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (2000) — as Self
- Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV (2023) — as Self (archive footage)
- 365 Day Project (2007) — as Self
- He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life (1986) — as Self (archive footage)
- Seminar (1969) — as Self
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