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Watch on. “The George Washington of Video Art”. “Cultural Terrorist”. “Citizen Zero of the Electronic Superhighway”. But who really was Nam June Paik, pillar of the American avant-garde in the 20th century and arguably the most famous Korean artist in modern history?
Mar 24, 2023 · "Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV" is a documentary about the journey of Nam June Paik, famous Asian artists of the 20th century, who revolutionized the use of technology as artistic canvas and prophesied both fascist tendencies and intercultural understanding that interconnected metaverse.
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- Documentary, Biography
- Amanda Kim
- 2023-03-24
American Masters – Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV premiered to acclaim at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2023. It has since had a theatrical run spanning several major...
- Joe Skinner
- 3 min
Mar 23, 2023 · But it’s on ample display in Amanda Kim’s new film “Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV,” which shows how Paik forged novel avenues of expression and communication in the...
Apr 5, 2023 · Nam June Paik: Moon is the Oldest TV | Official Trailer | American Masters | PBS. Official website: http://www.pbs.org/americanmasters | #AmericanMastersPBSSee the world through the...
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- American Masters PBS
A chronicle of the life and times of Nam June Paik, a pillar of the American avant-garde in the 20th century, widely regarded as the father of video art, who coined the phrase "Electronic...
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- Documentary, Biography
Mar 24, 2023 · “Nam June Paik: Moon is the Oldest TV” begins with a considerate and fairly exhaustive defense of Paik’s earliest work, particularly his John Cage-inspired performance art pieces. Paik was a polyglot, a Hegelian, and a scholar of pre-renaissance music, for which he had a Ph.D.
