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Nam June Paik (Korean: 백남준; RR: Baek Nam-jun; July 20, 1932 – January 29, 2006) was a Korean artist. He worked with a variety of media and is considered to be the founder of video art . [1] [2] He is credited with the first use (1974) of the term "electronic super highway" to describe the future of telecommunications.
It is my wish that The Worlds of Nam June Paik will offer a new look at Paik's career and inspire a new generation of artists to recognize his relevance to late-twentieth-century art and his impact on the future of an expanding media culture.5 His everchanging images offer themselves as the fleeting memories of history and as an empowering ...
Nam June Paik (Korean: 백남준; RR: Baek Nam-jun; July 20, 1932 – January 29, 2006) was a Korean artist. He worked with a variety of media and is considered to be the founder of video art. He is credited with the first use (1974) of the term "electronic super highway" to describe the future of telecommunications.
Apr 30, 2024 · Nam June Paik (born July 20, 1932, Seoul, Korea [now South Korea]—died Jan. 29, 2006, Miami Beach, Fla., U.S.) was a Korean-born composer, performer, and artist who was from the early 1960s one of postmodern art’s most provocative and innovative figures.
Nam June Paik (1932–2006), internationally recognized as the “Father of Video Art,” created a large body of work including video sculptures, installations, performances, videotapes and television productions.
Mar 29, 2023 · The artist Nam June Paik is often described as a prophet of the digital age. A pioneer of video art who was born in Korea and spent most of his career in the United States, Paik seemed to...
Dec 13, 2012 · Internationally recognized as the “father of video art,” Korean-born artist Nam June Paik (1932–2006) transformed twentieth-century art. His innovative media-based artwork was grounded in avant-garde music and performance art, which he used to expand video and television as artistic expressions.
The artist Nam June Paik was born in Seoul, Korea on 20 July 1932, the youngest of five children, and went to the Kyunggi High School in Seoul, during which time he took private piano lessons and studied composition. 1 In 1950, his mother Chong-Hi Cho and his father Lak-Seoung Paik fled the Korean War with their children, travelling first to Hon...
Apr 25, 2023 · As the “father of video art” and one of the most influential artists of Korean descent, Nam June Paik was a pillar of American avant-garde movement in the 20th century.
Nam June Paik was a truly global artist. Born in South Korea, he lived and worked in Japan, Germany and the United States. He was one of the first Asian artists who found success in the West. In his art, Paik saw technology as a way to open up the world and connect with people in different countries—beyond national borders and cultural differences.
