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 Beauty

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

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    A compilation of over 30 years of private home movie footage shot by Lithuanian-American avant-garde director Jonas Mekas, assembled by Mekas "purely...

    As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
  • 2023
    Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

    Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

    Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

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    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...

    Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
  • 1984
    Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

    Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

    Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

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    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...

    Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
  • 1986
    He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life

    He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life

    He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life

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    A film collage tracing the story of the lives, loves, and deaths within the artistic community surrounding Jonas Mekas.

    He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
  • 2011
    Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film

    Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film

    Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film

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    Experimental filmmaker Pip Chodorov traces the course of experimental film in America, taking the very personal point of view of someone who grew up...

    Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film
  • 2007
    365 Day Project

    365 Day Project

    365 Day Project

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    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...

    365 Day Project
  • 2006
    Nam June Paik: Lessons from the Video Master

    Nam June Paik: Lessons from the Video Master

    Nam June Paik: Lessons from the Video Master

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    Friends and colleagues (including Yoko Ono and Merce Cunningham) of Nam June Paik share their thoughts about the groundbreaking multimedia artist in...

    Nam June Paik: Lessons from the Video Master
  • 1975
    Video: The New Wave

    Video: The New Wave

    Video: The New Wave

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    The New Wave is the seminal compendium of independent video work in the early 1970s. Written and narrated by Brian O'Doherty, this overview of the...

    Video: The New Wave
  • 2006
    Winter in Miami 2005

    Winter in Miami 2005

    Winter in Miami 2005

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    Kubota's tribute to her husband, artist Nam June Paik, who died at their home in Miami in January 2006.

    Winter in Miami 2005
  • 2006
    Nam June Paik's Piano Piece

    Nam June Paik's Piano Piece

    Nam June Paik's Piano Piece

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    This was filmed on November 1, 1997 at Anthology Film Archives during a tribute to Joseph Beuys. Nam June Paik destroys a piano. From the cycle of...

    Nam June Paik's Piano Piece
  • 1999
    Laboratorium Anthology

    Laboratorium Anthology

    Laboratorium Anthology

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    Scenes from the life and work at Anthology Film Archives. Much of the footage in this video was shot by Auguste Varkalis.

    Laboratorium Anthology
  • 1969
    The Medium Is the Medium

    The Medium Is the Medium

    The Medium Is the Medium

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    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
  • 1968
    Beatles Electroniques

    Beatles Electroniques

    Beatles Electroniques

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    Part of a collection of restored early works by Nam June Paik, the haunting Beatles Electronique reveals Paik's engagement with manipulation of pop...

    Beatles Electroniques
  • 1982
    Allan ‘n Allen’s Complaint

    Allan ‘n Allen’s Complaint

    Allan ‘n Allen’s Complaint

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    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
  • 1993
    The Misfits - 30 Years of Fluxus

    The Misfits - 30 Years of Fluxus

    The Misfits - 30 Years of Fluxus

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    The film portrays a group of artists who since the early 1960s have completely disrupted our ideas of what art can be. In large part filmed in Venice...

    The Misfits - 30 Years of Fluxus
  • 1974
    ‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen

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

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

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    Various unrelated vignettes, often juxtaposing sound and image.

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

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    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
    Videotape Study No. 3

    Videotape Study No. 3

    Videotape Study No. 3

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    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
  • 1972
    Electronic Moon No. 2

    Electronic Moon No. 2

    Electronic Moon No. 2

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

    Electronic Moon No. 2
  • 2019
    Kill Your TV: Jim Moir’s Weird World of Video Art

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

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

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    Jim Moir (aka Vic Reeves) explores Video Art, revealing how different generations ‘hacked’ the tools of television to pioneer new ways of...

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