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Cover image for Nam June Paik: Moon is the Oldest TV [digital video].
Title:
Nam June Paik: Moon is the Oldest TV [digital video].
Publication Date:
2022

2025
Publication Information:
Films We Like, 2022.

[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2025.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (streaming video file) (110 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Abstract:
This documentary explores the life and revolutionary work of Nam June Paik, a Korean-American artist often hailed as the "father of video art." Through archival footage, personal letters, and narrations by Steven Yeun, the film follows Paik's journey from his childhood in Japanese-occupied Korea to his prominence in the global art scene, where he collaborated with icons like John Cage, Joseph Beuys, and Merce Cunningham. Known for transforming television into an experimental canvas, Paik's visionary installations, such as Good Morning, Mr. Orwell, a live 1984 broadcast featuring Laurie Anderson and Allen Ginsberg, predicted today's digital interconnectedness. Director Amanda Kim paints an intimate picture of Paik's enduring influence on media, art, and cultural expression, underscoring how his "Electronic Superhighway" foreshadowed the age of the internet
General Note:
Title from title frames.

Film
Technical Details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Language:
English
Electronic Access:
A Kanopy streaming video Access immediately on Kanopy
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