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Nam June Paik [a] ( 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.
Performance and film are integrally linked to Paik's transformation of the institutional context of television and video. "TheTriumph of Nam June Paik" documents and reflects on his heroic effort to support and articulate the expressive and compositional capacities of the electronic moving image.
Nov 14, 2020 · Nam June Paik. “I come from a very poor country and I am poor. I have to entertain people every second,” Nam June Paik has said. 1 The tongue-in-cheek, self-deprecating nature of the quip is characteristic of Paik’s attitude toward art making.
Jan 29, 2006 · Nam June Paik's enormous contribution to the history of late-20 th -century art largely stems from his position as the first major Video artist. His groundbreaking exploration and use of modern technologies laid the foundation for a new generation of artists in today's complex media culture.
Jul 20, 2020 · Nam June Paik pioneered video art through his use of television and new technology. These are his most famous works.
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.
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...
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.
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.
Mr. Nam June Paik is the most outstanding figure in creative arts of this high-technology age. A completely new genre called “video art” was introduced to the world of modern art by Mr. Paik. He later developed it to a further innovative art form that is now familiar as “media art.”
