Nam June Paik Movie Trailers

Seminar Trailer (1969)

01 January 1969

An unreleased diary film shot during the Fairleigh-Dickinson Artist Seminar simultaneous to the production of Back and Forth by Michael Snow.

Nam June Paik Trailer (1962)

01 January 1962

Short film about performance, realized when Nam June Paik participated in Karlheinz Stockhausen's piece "Originale" in Cologne in 1961.

Magnet TV Trailer (1965)

01 January 1965

Magnet TV is an early example of Nam June Paik’s “prepared televisions,” in which he altered the television image or its physical casing.

TV Buddha Trailer (1974)

01 January 1974

One of Nam June Paik’s most iconic works, TV Buddha expresses the contrasts and parallels between East and West and between technology and spirituality in a very simple and direct way.

Flux-Concert Trailer (1979)

24 March 1979

On March 24, 1979, The Kitchen presented a two-part program dedicated to the work of various Fluxus artists.

Sexual Healing Trailer (1998)

01 January 1998

An intimate and humorous portrait of her husband, artist Nam June Paik, as he undergoes physical therapy after an illness.

Merce by Merce by Paik Part Two: Merce and Marcel Trailer (1978)

01 January 1978

Nam June Paik and Shigeko Kubota remix interviews of Marcel Duchamp and Russell Connor.

Winter in Miami 2005 Trailer (2006)

01 January 2006

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

April is the Cruelest Month Trailer (1999)

01 January 1999

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

Nam June Paik: The Good Conscience of the Avant Garde Trailer (1977)

01 January 1977

The film about Nam June Paik, the pioneer of video art, provides insight into his multifaceted artistic work and at the same time paints a biographical portrait of the Korean artist.

Nam June Paik: The Tiger Lives Trailer (2003)

01 January 2003

A documentary about the life and work of video artist Nam June Paik made by the Korean Broadcasting Network.

Nam June Paik: Lessons from the Video Master Trailer (2006)

01 January 2006

Friends and colleagues (including Yoko Ono and Merce Cunningham) of Nam June Paik share their thoughts about the groundbreaking multimedia artist in this series of candid interviews filmed by Skip Blumberg at Paik's memorial service.

Sistine Chapel Trailer (1993)

13 October 1993

Sistine Chapel is an audio-visual collage of new footage and samples from Paik’s past videos, which featured many of his friends, collaborators, and public figures.

Nam June Paik: Edited for Television Trailer (1975)

01 January 1975

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

Waiting for Commercials Trailer (1966)

15 July 1966

Waiting for Commercials is a hilarious compendium of Japanese TV commercials. "Beckett wrote 'Waiting for Godot' twenty years ago, but instead of Godot, TV commercial after TV commercial arrived".