Nam June Paik Movies

  • 2000
    As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

    As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

    As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

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    A compilation of over 30 years of private home movie footage shot by Lithuanian-American avant-garde director Jonas Mekas, assembled by Mekas "purely...

    As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
  • 2023
    Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

    Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

    Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

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    The quixotic journey of Nam June Paik, one of the most famous Asian artists of the 20th century, who revolutionized the use of technology as an...

    Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
  • 1986
    He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life

    He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life

    He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life

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    A film collage tracing the story of the lives, loves, and deaths within the artistic community surrounding Jonas Mekas.

    He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
  • 1985
    All Star Video

    All Star Video

    All Star Video

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    A compilation of avant-garde artwork and talent of the mid to late 20th century hosted by Ryuichi Sakamoto.

    All Star Video
  • 1984
    Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

    Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

    Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

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    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
  • 1974
    ‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen

    ‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen

    ‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen

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    Various unrelated vignettes, often juxtaposing sound and image.

    ‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen
  • 1985
    Home Movies 1971-81

    Home Movies 1971-81

    Home Movies 1971-81

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    Home movies shot on Super 8mm by W+B Hein over 10 years.

    Home Movies 1971-81
  • 2007
    365 Day Project

    365 Day Project

    365 Day Project

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    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
  • 1967
    Digital Experiment at Bell Labs

    Digital Experiment at Bell Labs

    Digital Experiment at Bell Labs

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    Using Bell Lab's pioneering research facilities, Paik creates a starkly minimal experiment in computer imaging, in which a shifting dot appears on a...

    Digital Experiment at Bell Labs
  • 1964
    Hi-Red Centre Shelter Plan

    Hi-Red Centre Shelter Plan

    Hi-Red Centre Shelter Plan

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

    Hi-Red Centre Shelter Plan
  • 1986
    Adelic Penguins

    Adelic Penguins

    Adelic Penguins

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    Originally commissioned by the Sony Corporation of Japan and performed live on the JumboTRON, a fourteen-story TV set at the Expo in Tsukuba, Japan,...

    Adelic Penguins
  • 1990
    Infinite Escher

    Infinite Escher

    Infinite Escher

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    A boy travels through the world of M.C. Escher.

    Infinite Escher
  • 1986
    Bye Bye Kipling

    Bye Bye Kipling

    Bye Bye Kipling

    01986HD

    This ambitious live satellite link-up of Japan, Korea and the United States features interviews with Keith Haring and architect Arata Isozaki, and...

    Bye Bye Kipling
  • 2019
    Kill Your TV: Jim Moir’s Weird World of Video Art

    Kill Your TV: Jim Moir’s Weird World of Video Art

    Kill Your TV: Jim Moir’s Weird World of Video Art

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    Jim Moir (aka Vic Reeves) explores Video Art, revealing how different generations ‘hacked’ the tools of television to pioneer new ways of...

    Kill Your TV: Jim Moir’s Weird World of Video Art
  • 1969
    Beatles Electroniques

    Beatles Electroniques

    Beatles Electroniques

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    Part of a collection of restored early works by Nam June Paik, the haunting Beatles Electronique reveals Paik's engagement with manipulation of pop...

    Beatles Electroniques
  • 1987
    Back to Fucking Cambridge

    Back to Fucking Cambridge

    Back to Fucking Cambridge

    01987HD

    About a group of graduates from Cambridge University who go back to their college to visit a friend who has stayed on there. Otto Muehl founded a...

    Back to Fucking Cambridge
  • 1995

    "Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moorman

    "Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moorman

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    Nam June Paik's first single-channel videotape since 1989 is a heartfelt tribute to his long-time collaborator Charlotte Moorman. This portrait...

  • 1966
    Kunst und Ketchup

    Kunst und Ketchup

    Kunst und Ketchup

    01966HD

    Early documentary about the pop art scene and happenings in Germany.

    Kunst und Ketchup
  • 2011
    Re: Maciunas and Fluxus

    Re: Maciunas and Fluxus

    Re: Maciunas and Fluxus

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    “Drawing on his personal archives, Mekas has assembled a Fluxus vaudeville starring Yoko Ono, Joseph Beuys, and the late Nam June Paik. Most of...

    Re: Maciunas and Fluxus
  • 1982
    Allan ‘n Allen’s Complaint

    Allan ‘n Allen’s Complaint

    Allan ‘n Allen’s Complaint

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    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