But sourcing video, electronics and computers to make fine art feels obvious, in part, because the pioneering artist Nam June Paik made it so. Widely referred to as the father of video art ...

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. Paik’s prescient ...

In Zen for Head (1962), Nam June Paik used his body as an instrument in the performance. “He was mixing everything together. It’s like a bibimbap in Korea.” (audience laughing ...

Nam June Paik's been called the "father of video art." And he was — but he was so much more. He held PhDs in Renaissance music and philosophy, spoke a dozen languages, and headed a 1960s avant ...

“It wasn’t easy,” recalls Nam June Paik’s New York landlord, when the Korean-born video artist first arrived in America. “He had 16 televisions chained together. And he had two robots.

Dogwoof has picked up Amanda Kim’s documentary on the contemporary artist Nam June Paik for world sales, excluding North America and South Korea. “Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV” is ...

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 ...