Nam June Paik Movies

  • 1968
    The Medium Is the Medium

    The Medium Is the Medium

    The Medium Is the Medium

    01968HD

    Produced by WGBH-TV in Boston, the Medium Is the Medium is one of the earliest and most prescient examples of the collaboration between public...

    The Medium Is the Medium
  • 1984
    Persistence of Vision

    Persistence of Vision

    Persistence of Vision

    01984HD

    A short documentary profile of the Anthology Film Archives, shot on the eve of the move to the historic 2nd Avenue Courthouse. Staff and patrons are...

    Persistence of Vision
  • 2018
    George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus

    George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus

    George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus

    72018HD

    In 1961 Lithuanian American artist and impresario George Maciunas established the avant-garde art movement Fluxus. George details the rise of Fluxus...

    George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus
  • 2008
    Joseph Beuys - Coyote III

    Joseph Beuys - Coyote III

    Joseph Beuys - Coyote III

    02008HD

    DVD accompanying the book "Coyote III", documenting Joseph Beuys and Nam June Paik performing at the Sôgetsu Hall in Tokyo on the 2nd of June...

    Joseph Beuys - Coyote III
  • 1986
    Adelic Penguins

    Adelic Penguins

    Adelic Penguins

    01986HD

    Originally commissioned by the Sony Corporation of Japan and performed live on the JumboTRON, a fourteen-story TV set at the Expo in Tsukuba, Japan,...

    Adelic Penguins
  • 1967
    Videotape Study No. 3

    Videotape Study No. 3

    Videotape Study No. 3

    4.51967HD

    Part of a collection of restored early works by Nam June Paik and Jud Yalkut, this piece is historically significant as well as remarkably prescient....

    Videotape Study No. 3
  • 1962
    Nam June Paik

    Nam June Paik

    Nam June Paik

    01962HD

    Short film about performance, realized when Nam June Paik participated in Karlheinz Stockhausen's piece "Originale" in Cologne in 1961.

    Nam June Paik
  • 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
  • 1974
    TV Garden

    TV Garden

    TV Garden

    01974HD

    TV Garden is Paik’s imagined future landscape where technology is an integral part of the natural world. Placing television sets amongst live...

    TV Garden
  • 1966
    Kunst und Ketchup

    Kunst und Ketchup

    Kunst und Ketchup

    01966HD

    Early documentary about the pop art scene and happenings in Germany.

    Kunst und Ketchup
  • 1976
    A Tribute to John Cage

    A Tribute to John Cage

    A Tribute to John Cage

    61976HD

    A Tribute to John Cage is Paik's homage to avant-garde composer John Cage. A major figure in contemporary art and music, Cage was one of the primary...

    A Tribute to John Cage
  • 1978
    Merce by Merce by Paik

    Merce by Merce by Paik

    Merce by Merce by Paik

    6.51978HD

    Merce by Merce by Paik is a two-part tribute to choreographer Merce Cunningham and artist Marcel Duchamp. The first section, “Blue Studio: Five...

    Merce by Merce by Paik
  • 1974
    Suite 212

    Suite 212

    Suite 212

    01974HD

    Suite 212 is Paik's "personal New York sketchbook," an electronic collage that presents multiple perspectives of New York's media landscape as a...

    Suite 212
  • 1982
    Allan ‘n Allen’s Complaint

    Allan ‘n Allen’s Complaint

    Allan ‘n Allen’s Complaint

    01982HD

    The influence of Jewish fathers on their sons and the complexity of familial relationships are explored in a witty, poignant portrait of two artists....

    Allan ‘n Allen’s Complaint
  • 1992
    Moon is the Oldest TV

    Moon is the Oldest TV

    Moon is the Oldest TV

    01992HD

    Moon is the Oldest TV
  • 1964
    Stockhausen's Originale: Doubletakes

    Stockhausen's Originale: Doubletakes

    Stockhausen's Originale: Doubletakes

    01964HD

    This fascinating film documents the U.S. premiere production of Originale, a Happening by German composer Karlheinz Stockhausen. Filmed at the "2nd...

    Stockhausen's Originale: Doubletakes
  • 1966
    Electronic Moon No. 2

    Electronic Moon No. 2

    Electronic Moon No. 2

    61966HD

    Part of the "Video-Film Concert" collection released by EAI. From 1966 - 1972.

    Electronic Moon No. 2
  • 1977
    Guadalcanal Requiem

    Guadalcanal Requiem

    Guadalcanal Requiem

    71977HD

    One of Paik’s most overtly political and poignant statements, Guadalcanal Requiem is a performance/documentary collage that confronts history,...

    Guadalcanal Requiem
  • 1968
    Early Color TV Manipulations

    Early Color TV Manipulations

    Early Color TV Manipulations

    01968HD

    Marked by a playful, irreverent sense of improvisation and experimentation, these experiments with image manipulation and synthesis form a link...

    Early Color TV Manipulations
  • 1994
    The Electronic Super Highway: Nam June Paik in the Nineties

    The Electronic Super Highway: Nam June Paik in the Nineties

    The Electronic Super Highway: Nam June Paik in the Nineties

    01994HD

    A portrait of Nam June Paik produced as a 'video catalog' for the exhibition 'The Electronic Super Highway', which premiered at The Museum of Art in...

    The Electronic Super Highway: Nam June Paik in the Nineties