Nam June Paik

Personal Info

Birthday

July 20, 1932

Day of Death

2006-01-29

(73 years old)

Place of Birth

Gyeongseong, South Korea [now Seoul]

Also Known As

백남준

Paik Nam-june

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)

Back to Fucking Cambridge

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

Filmography

2023
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
as Self (archive footage)
2018
George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus
as Self (archive footage)
2008
Joseph Beuys - Coyote III
as Himself
2006
Nam June Paik: Lessons from the Video Master
as Self (archive footage)
2003
Nam June Paik: The Tiger Lives
as Self
2000
As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
as Self
1994
The Electronic Super Highway: Nam June Paik in the Nineties
as Self
1987
Back to Fucking Cambridge
as Anton von Webern
1986
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
as Self (archive footage)
Bye Bye Kipling
as Self
1985
All Star Video
as Self
1984
Persistence of Vision
as Self
1979
Flux-Concert
as Self
1977
Nam June Paik: The Good Conscience of the Avant Garde
as Self
1975
Nam June Paik: Edited for Television
as Self
1974
‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen
as Tom
1969
Seminar
as Self
1962
Nam June Paik
as Self