“Television has attacked us for a lifetime, now we fight back.” Nam June Paik
Who was Nam June Paik, video artist, musician and arguably the most famous Korean artist in modern history? Director Amanda Kim tells the story of Paik, the “father of video art”, and his meteoric rise in the New York art scene, including his Nostradamus-like visions of a future in which “everybody will have his own TV channel.” Paik’s predictions included the “Electronic Superhighway”, where technologies would connect to global networks, and how the future of the internet wouldn’t be quite the utopia of free-flowing information imagined in the 1990’s. Paik’s future is now all around us, and the fascinating documentary Nam June Paik: Moon Is The Oldest TV shows us how we got here.
Nam June Paik: Moon Is The Oldest TV will screen at The National Communication Museum in Hawthorn, Victoria on September 13 at 2:30pm. This screening begins with a talk from NCM’s Senior Curator Jemimah Widdicombe on Nam June Paik and his vision of the future.
You can also combine this screening with your last chance to experience Paik’s famous video sculpture, Internet Dream, which is currently on display at NCM in Signal to Noise until Sunday 14 September.
For a chance to win a double pass to Nam June Paik: Moon Is The Oldest TV, simply email competitions@filmink.com.au with your favourite artwork, and why you love it. Most creative entries win. Don’t forget to include your postal address with your entry.
Nam June Paik: Moon Is The Oldest TV will screen at The National Communication Museum in Hawthorn, Victoria on September 13 at 2:30pm
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