Nam June Paik Movies
- 2000
As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty7.92000HD
A compilation of over 30 years of private home movie footage shot by Lithuanian-American avant-garde director Jonas Mekas, assembled by Mekas "purely...
- 1986
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life81986HD
A film collage tracing the story of the lives, loves, and deaths within the artistic community surrounding Jonas Mekas.
- 1964
Zen for Film
Zen for Film5.41964HD
In an endless loop, unexposed film runs through the projector. The resulting projected image shows a surface illuminated by a bright light,...
- 2023
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV6.82023HD
The quixotic journey of Nam June Paik, one of the most famous Asian artists of the 20th century, who revolutionized the use of technology as an...
- 1974
‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen
‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen7.91974HD
Various unrelated vignettes, often juxtaposing sound and image.
- 1962
Nam June Paik
Nam June Paik01962HD
Short film about performance, realized when Nam June Paik participated in Karlheinz Stockhausen's piece "Originale" in Cologne in 1961.
- 1964
Hi-Red Centre Shelter Plan
Hi-Red Centre Shelter Plan01964HD
Hi-Red Centre were comprised of Genpei Akasegawa, Natsuyuki Nakanishi and Jiro Takamatsu, who enacted ‘happening’-style performance art...
- 1992
Moon is the Oldest TV
Moon is the Oldest TV01992HD
- 1973
26'1.1499" For A String Player
26'1.1499" For A String Player01973HD
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...
- 2007
365 Day Project
365 Day Project02007HD
This exhibition focuses on Jonas Mekas’ 365 Day Project, a succession of films and videos in calendar form. Every day as of January 1st, 2007...
- 1976
A Tribute to John Cage
A Tribute to John Cage61976HD
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...
- 1986
Butterfly
Butterfly61986HD
The exuberant irreverence and wit of Butterfly characterizes Paik's stream-of-consciousness visual and conceptual techniques. In a vibrant...
- 1982
Allan ‘n’ Allen’s Complaint
Allan ‘n’ Allen’s Complaint01982HD
The influence of Jewish fathers on their sons and the complexity of familial relationships are explored in a witty, poignant portrait of two artists....
- 1967
Digital Experiment at Bell Labs
Digital Experiment at Bell Labs01967HD
Using Bell Lab's pioneering research facilities, Paik creates a starkly minimal experiment in computer imaging, in which a shifting dot appears on a...
- 1973
Global Groove
Global Groove7.71973HD
Global Groove was a collaborative piece by Nam June Paik and John Godfrey. Paik, amongst other artists who shared the same vision in the 1960s, saw...
- 1974
Suite 212
Suite 21201974HD
Suite 212 is Paik's "personal New York sketchbook," an electronic collage that presents multiple perspectives of New York's media landscape as a...
- 1984
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell8.11984HD
In his book "1984", George Orwell saw the television of the future as a control instrument in the hands of Big Brother. Right at the start of the...
- 1985
All Star Video
All Star Video6.51985HD
A compilation of avant-garde artwork and talent of the mid to late 20th century hosted by Ryuichi Sakamoto.
- 1987
Back to Fucking Cambridge
Back to Fucking Cambridge01987HD
About a group of graduates from Cambridge University who go back to their college to visit a friend who has stayed on there. Otto Muehl founded a...
- 1989
Living with the Living Theatre
Living with the Living Theatre01989HD
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...