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Nam June Paik

Directing

Born: 1932-07-20
Died: 2006-01-29
From: Gyeongseong, South Korea [now Seoul]
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.1

Also Known As

백남준Paik 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."

Awards & Nominations12 won · 0 nominated

🏆 Won

Order of Cultural Merit, 1st class

2007
🏆 Won

Order of Cultural Merit

2007
🏆 Won

Wilhelm Lehmbruck Award

2001
🏆 Won

Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy

1998
🏆 Won

Goethe Medal

1997
🏆 Won

Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize

1995
🏆 Won

Ho-Am Prize in the Arts

1995
🏆 Won

Goslarer Kaiserring

1991
🏆 Won

Worthy of the City

Key to the City·Metrobot

1988
🏆 Won

Maya Deren Award

1986
🏆 Won

Guggenheim Fellowship

1977
🏆 Won

Will Grohmann Award

Acting25 titles

365 Day Project
10.0
Movie

365 Day Project

2007Documentary
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
8.4
Movie

He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life

1986Documentary
Back to Fucking Cambridge
8.0
Movie

Back to Fucking Cambridge

1987Comedy
‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen
7.8
Movie

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

1974Comedy
As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
7.7
Movie

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

2000Documentary
George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus
7.0
Movie

George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus

2018Documentary
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
6.8
Movie

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

2023Documentary
All Star Video
6.5
Anime Movie

All Star Video

1985Animation
A Tribute to John Cage
6.0
Movie

A Tribute to John Cage

1976Drama
"Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moorman
5.7
Movie

"Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moorman

1995Documentary
Persistence of Vision
0
Movie

Persistence of Vision

1984Documentary
Home Movies 1971-81
0
Movie

Home Movies 1971-81

1985Documentary
26'1.1499" For A String Player
0
Movie

26'1.1499" For A String Player

1973Drama
Nam June Paik
0
Movie

Nam June Paik

1962Documentary
P+A-I(k)
0
Movie

P+A-I(k)

1966Drama
Bye Bye Kipling
0
Movie

Bye Bye Kipling

1986Documentary
Hi-Red Centre Shelter Plan
0
Movie

Hi-Red Centre Shelter Plan

1964Drama
Kill Your TV: Jim Moir’s Weird World of Video Art
0
Movie

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

2019Documentary
Re: Maciunas and Fluxus
0
Movie

Re: Maciunas and Fluxus

2011Documentary
Tapes
0
Movie

Tapes

2020Documentary
Video: The New Wave
0
Movie

Video: The New Wave

1975Documentary
Flux-Concert
0
Movie

Flux-Concert

1979Drama
Joseph Beuys - Coyote III
0
Movie

Joseph Beuys - Coyote III

2008Drama
The Electronic Super Highway: Nam June Paik in the Nineties
0
Movie

The Electronic Super Highway: Nam June Paik in the Nineties

1994Documentary
Nam June Paik: Edited for Television
0
Movie

Nam June Paik: Edited for Television

1975Documentary

Directing38 titles

Waiting for Commercials
10.0
Movie

Waiting for Commercials

1966Drama
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
8.1
Movie

Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

1984Comedy
Beatles Electroniques
8.0
Movie

Beatles Electroniques

1969Drama
Lake Placid '80
8.0
Movie

Lake Placid '80

1980Drama
Global Groove
7.7
Movie

Global Groove

1973Drama
Guadalcanal Requiem
7.0
Movie

Guadalcanal Requiem

1977Documentary
All Star Video
6.5
Anime Movie

All Star Video

1985Animation
Merce by Merce by Paik
6.5
Movie

Merce by Merce by Paik

1978Drama
Electronic Moon No. 2
6.0
Movie

Electronic Moon No. 2

1966Sci-Fi
A Tribute to John Cage
6.0
Movie

A Tribute to John Cage

1976Drama
Butterfly
6.0
Movie

Butterfly

1986Drama
"Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moorman
5.7
Movie

"Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moorman

1995Documentary
Zen for Film
5.4
Movie

Zen for Film

1964Drama
Electronic Opera no. 1
0
Movie

Electronic Opera no. 1

1969Drama
Fluxfilm Anthology 1962-1970
0
Movie

Fluxfilm Anthology 1962-1970

2010Documentary
Allan ‘n Allen’s Complaint
0
Movie

Allan ‘n Allen’s Complaint

1982Drama
Suite 212
0
Movie

Suite 212

1974Drama
The Medium Is the Medium
0
Movie

The Medium Is the Medium

1969Drama
One Candle, One Projection
0
Movie

One Candle, One Projection

1988Drama
Beuys
0
Movie

Beuys

1990Drama
Living with the Living Theatre
0
Movie

Living with the Living Theatre

1989Drama
Media Shuttle: New York - Moscow
0
Cartoon

Media Shuttle: New York - Moscow

1978Documentary
Bye Bye Kipling
0
Movie

Bye Bye Kipling

1986Documentary
Missa of Zen
0
Movie

Missa of Zen

1967Drama
Cinema Metaphysique No. 1-5
0
Movie

Cinema Metaphysique No. 1-5

1972Drama
Magnet TV
0
Movie

Magnet TV

1965Drama
TV Garden
0
Movie

TV Garden

1974Drama
TV Buddha
0
Movie

TV Buddha

1974Drama
Moon is the Oldest TV
0
Movie

Moon is the Oldest TV

1992Drama
9/23/69: Experiment with David Atwood
0
Movie

9/23/69: Experiment with David Atwood

1969Drama
Wrap around the World
0
Movie

Wrap around the World

1988Drama
Digital Experiment at Bell Labs
0
Movie

Digital Experiment at Bell Labs

1967Drama
Video Commune (Beatles from Beginning to End)
0
Movie

Video Commune (Beatles from Beginning to End)

1992Drama
Early Color TV Manipulations
0
Movie

Early Color TV Manipulations

1968Drama
Button Happening
0
Movie

Button Happening

1965Drama
TV Cello Premiere
0
Movie

TV Cello Premiere

1971Drama
Analogue Assemblage
0
Movie

Analogue Assemblage

2000Drama
Sistine Chapel
0
Movie

Sistine Chapel

1993Documentary

Writing1 title

Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
8.1
Movie

Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

1984Comedy

Art2 titles

Adelic Penguins
0
Movie

Adelic Penguins

1986Drama
Sistine Chapel
0
Movie

Sistine Chapel

1993Documentary

Editing2 titles

Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
8.1
Movie

Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

1984Comedy
Sistine Chapel
0
Movie

Sistine Chapel

1993Documentary

Crew1 title

Sistine Chapel
0
Movie

Sistine Chapel

1993Documentary