Nam June Paik Movies

  • 1995

    "Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moorman

    "Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moorman

    5.71995HD

    Nam June Paik's first single-channel videotape since 1989 is a heartfelt tribute to his long-time collaborator Charlotte Moorman. This portrait...

  • 2003
    Nam June Paik: The Tiger Lives

    Nam June Paik: The Tiger Lives

    Nam June Paik: The Tiger Lives

    02003HD

    A documentary about the life and work of video artist Nam June Paik made by the Korean Broadcasting Network.

    Nam June Paik: The Tiger Lives
  • 1969
    Electronic Opera no. 1

    Electronic Opera no. 1

    Electronic Opera no. 1

    01969HD

    Nam June Paik’s Electronic Opera no. 1 first aired in 1969 as part of The Medium is the Medium, a special “artist transmission”...

    Electronic Opera no. 1
  • 1974
    TV Buddha

    TV Buddha

    TV Buddha

    01974HD

    One of Nam June Paik’s most iconic works, TV Buddha expresses the contrasts and parallels between East and West and between technology and...

    TV Buddha
  • 1965
    Button Happening

    Button Happening

    Button Happening

    01965HD

    Button Happening is Nam June Paik's earliest extant tape, and possibly his first tape ever. Recorded in 1965 on the day he acquired his first Sony...

    Button Happening
  • 1970
    Processing the Signal

    Processing the Signal

    Processing the Signal

    01970HD

    Processing the Signal
  • 1978
    Media Shuttle: New York - Moscow

    Media Shuttle: New York - Moscow

    Media Shuttle: New York - Moscow

    01978HD

    Collaboration with Nam June Paik and Dimitri Devyatkin, combining footage from the US and Russia: Brezhnev on TV, a May Day parade, veterans in the...

    Media Shuttle: New York - Moscow
  • 1992
    Moon is the Oldest TV

    Moon is the Oldest TV

    Moon is the Oldest TV

    01992HD

    Moon is the Oldest TV
  • 1967
    Digital Experiment at Bell Labs

    Digital Experiment at Bell Labs

    Digital Experiment at Bell Labs

    01967HD

    Using Bell Lab's pioneering research facilities, Paik creates a starkly minimal experiment in computer imaging, in which a shifting dot appears on a...

    Digital Experiment at Bell Labs
  • 1964
    Zen for Film

    Zen for Film

    Zen for Film

    5.41964HD

    In an endless loop, unexposed film runs through the projector. The resulting projected image shows a surface illuminated by a bright light,...

    Zen for Film
  • 1977
    Nam June Paik: The Good Conscience of the Avant Garde

    Nam June Paik: The Good Conscience of the Avant Garde

    Nam June Paik: The Good Conscience of the Avant Garde

    01977HD

    The film about Nam June Paik, the pioneer of video art, provides insight into his multifaceted artistic work and at the same time paints a...

    Nam June Paik: The Good Conscience of the Avant Garde