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Nam June Paik

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Born July 20, 1932 · Gyeongseong, South Korea [now Seoul]

Died January 29, 2006

Also known as 백남준 · Paik Nam-june

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Biography

Nam June Paik was a South 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.

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Awards & recognition

  • Order of Cultural Merit · 2007
  • Order of Cultural Merit, 1st class · 2007
  • Wilhelm Lehmbruck Award · 2001
  • Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy · 1998
  • Goethe Medal · 1997
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  • Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize · 1995
  • Ho-Am Prize in the Arts · 1995
  • Goslarer Kaiserring · 1991
  • Worthy of the City · 1988
  • Maya Deren Award · 1986
  • Guggenheim Fellowship · 1977
  • Will Grohmann Award

Filmography3 titles

George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus

2018as Self (archive footage)

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

2023as Self (archive footage)

Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film

2011as Himself (archive footage)