Nam June Paik Movies

  • 1992
    Moon is the Oldest TV

    Moon is the Oldest TV

    Moon is the Oldest TV

    01992HD

    Moon is the Oldest TV
  • 2011
    Re: Maciunas and Fluxus

    Re: Maciunas and Fluxus

    Re: Maciunas and Fluxus

    02011HD

    “Drawing on his personal archives, Mekas has assembled a Fluxus vaudeville starring Yoko Ono, Joseph Beuys, and the late Nam June Paik. Most of...

    Re: Maciunas and Fluxus
  • 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
  • 1988
    Wrap around the World

    Wrap around the World

    Wrap around the World

    01988HD

    This spectacular satellite link-up, coordinated by Paik, connected the United States, Brazil, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Japan and numerous...

    Wrap around the World
  • 1965
    Electronic Fables

    Electronic Fables

    Electronic Fables

    01965HD

    Part of a restored collection of rare early works by Nam June Paik, Electronic Fables is an example of Paik's early improvisations and experiments...

    Electronic Fables
  • 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
  • 1973
    26'1.1499

    26'1.1499" For A String Player

    26'1.1499" For A String Player

    01973HD

    This tape is Jud Yalkut's video realization of Charlotte Moorman and Nam June Paik's concert performance of John Cage's composition 26'1.1499" For...

    26'1.1499
  • 1989
    Living with the Living Theatre

    Living with the Living Theatre

    Living with the Living Theatre

    01989HD

    One of Paik's most compelling and poignant tapes, Living with the Living Theatre pays tribute to Judith Malina and the late Julien Beck, founder of...

    Living with the Living Theatre
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2000
    Analogue Assemblage

    Analogue Assemblage

    Analogue Assemblage

    02000HD

    Drawing from Paik's earliest experiments with video synthesizers, Analogue Assemblage employs current technology to create a multilayered montage...

    Analogue Assemblage
  • 1988
    One Candle, One Projection

    One Candle, One Projection

    One Candle, One Projection

    01988HD

    One Candle, One Projection

    One Candle, One Projection
  • 1971
    TV Cello Premiere

    TV Cello Premiere

    TV Cello Premiere

    01971HD

    TV Cello Premiere is a silent film documentation of Charlotte Moorman in her first performance on Paik's eponymous TV Cello at the Bonino Gallery in...

    TV Cello Premiere
  • 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
  • 1969
    9/23/69: Experiment with David Atwood

    9/23/69: Experiment with David Atwood

    9/23/69: Experiment with David Atwood

    01969HD

    This early masterwork of electronic experimentation was created by Paik while he was Artist-in-Residence at WGBH in Boston. The title refers to the...

    9/23/69: Experiment with David Atwood
  • 1966
    Waiting for Commercials

    Waiting for Commercials

    Waiting for Commercials

    01966HD

    Waiting for Commercials is a hilarious compendium of Japanese TV commercials. "Beckett wrote 'Waiting for Godot' twenty years ago, but instead of...

    Waiting for Commercials
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1972
    Cinema Metaphysique No. 1-5

    Cinema Metaphysique No. 1-5

    Cinema Metaphysique No. 1-5

    01972HD

    This early work belongs in the company of Paik and Yalkut's classic collaborative "video-films," including Video Tape Study No. 3, Beatles...

    Cinema Metaphysique No. 1-5