Nam June Paik Movies

  • 2020
    Tapes

    Tapes

    Tapes

    02020HD

    The tapes in the program consist of some of Mekas’ earliest cassettes from the 1990s not long after he first began working with video as well...

    Tapes
  • 1982
    Allan ‘n Allen’s Complaint

    Allan ‘n Allen’s Complaint

    Allan ‘n Allen’s Complaint

    01982HD

    The influence of Jewish fathers on their sons and the complexity of familial relationships are explored in a witty, poignant portrait of two artists....

    Allan ‘n Allen’s Complaint
  • 1971
    Electronic Fables

    Electronic Fables

    Electronic Fables

    01971HD

    Part of a restored collection of rare early works by Nam June Paik, Electronic Fables is an example of Paik's early improvisations and experiments...

    Electronic Fables
  • 2000
    Analogue Assemblage

    Analogue Assemblage

    Analogue Assemblage

    02000HD

    Drawing from Paik's earliest experiments with video synthesizers, Analogue Assemblage employs current technology to create a multilayered montage...

    Analogue Assemblage
  • 2008
    Joseph Beuys - Coyote III

    Joseph Beuys - Coyote III

    Joseph Beuys - Coyote III

    02008HD

    DVD accompanying the book "Coyote III", documenting Joseph Beuys and Nam June Paik performing at the Sôgetsu Hall in Tokyo on the 2nd of June...

    Joseph Beuys - Coyote III
  • 1984
    Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

    Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

    Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

    8.11984HD

    In his book "1984", George Orwell saw the television of the future as a control instrument in the hands of Big Brother. Right at the start of the...

    Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
  • 1975
    Video: The New Wave

    Video: The New Wave

    Video: The New Wave

    01975HD

    The New Wave is the seminal compendium of independent video work in the early 1970s. Written and narrated by Brian O'Doherty, this overview of the...

    Video: The New Wave
  • 1986
    Butterfly

    Butterfly

    Butterfly

    61986HD

    The exuberant irreverence and wit of Butterfly characterizes Paik's stream-of-consciousness visual and conceptual techniques. In a vibrant...

    Butterfly
  • 2011
    Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film

    Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film

    Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film

    6.82011HD

    Experimental filmmaker Pip Chodorov traces the course of experimental film in America, taking the very personal point of view of someone who grew up...

    Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film
  • 2007
    365 Day Project

    365 Day Project

    365 Day Project

    102007HD

    This exhibition focuses on Jonas Mekas’ 365 Day Project, a succession of films and videos in calendar form. Every day as of January 1st, 2007...

    365 Day Project
  • 1990
    Beuys

    Beuys

    Beuys

    01990HD

    Beuys Projection, 1990

    Beuys
  • 1965
    Button Happening

    Button Happening

    Button Happening

    01965HD

    Button Happening is Nam June Paik's earliest extant tape, and possibly his first tape ever. Recorded in 1965 on the day he acquired his first Sony...

    Button Happening
  • 1978
    Merce by Merce by Paik

    Merce by Merce by Paik

    Merce by Merce by Paik

    6.51978HD

    Merce by Merce by Paik is a two-part tribute to choreographer Merce Cunningham and artist Marcel Duchamp. The first section, “Blue Studio: Five...

    Merce by Merce by Paik
  • 1999
    April is the Cruelest Month

    April is the Cruelest Month

    April is the Cruelest Month

    01999HD

    Kubota continues her ongoing video diary project. Here she reflects on her relationship with her husband Nam June Paik.

    April is the Cruelest Month
  • 1969
    The Medium Is the Medium

    The Medium Is the Medium

    The Medium Is the Medium

    01969HD

    Produced by WGBH-TV in Boston, the Medium Is the Medium is one of the earliest and most prescient examples of the collaboration between public...

    The Medium Is the Medium
  • 2006
    Winter in Miami 2005

    Winter in Miami 2005

    Winter in Miami 2005

    02006HD

    Kubota's tribute to her husband, artist Nam June Paik, who died at their home in Miami in January 2006.

    Winter in Miami 2005
  • 1972
    Electronic Moon No. 2

    Electronic Moon No. 2

    Electronic Moon No. 2

    6.51972HD

    Part of the "Video-Film Concert" collection released by EAI. From 1966 - 1972.

    Electronic Moon No. 2
  • 1975
    Nam June Paik: Edited for Television

    Nam June Paik: Edited for Television

    Nam June Paik: Edited for Television

    01975HD

    Produced for public television station WNET/Thirteen in New York, Nam June Paik: Edited for Television is a provocative portrait of the artist, his...

    Nam June Paik: Edited for Television
  • 1964
    Hi-Red Centre Shelter Plan

    Hi-Red Centre Shelter Plan

    Hi-Red Centre Shelter Plan

    01964HD

    Hi-Red Centre were comprised of Genpei Akasegawa, Natsuyuki Nakanishi and Jiro Takamatsu, who enacted ‘happening’-style performance art...

    Hi-Red Centre Shelter Plan
  • 1972
    Cinema Metaphysique No. 1-5

    Cinema Metaphysique No. 1-5

    Cinema Metaphysique No. 1-5

    01972HD

    This early work belongs in the company of Paik and Yalkut's classic collaborative "video-films," including Video Tape Study No. 3, Beatles...

    Cinema Metaphysique No. 1-5