Nam June Paik (1932 - 2006)
1932-07-20Seoul, South Korea2006-01-29Miami, USAUSA, South Korea
Nam June Paik
Nam June Paik (Korean: 백남준) was a Korean American 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.
Date and place of birt: | 20 july 1932, Seoul, South Korea |
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Date and place of death: | 29 january 2006, Miami, USA |
Nationality: | USA, South Korea |
Period of activity: | XX, XXI century |
Specialization: | Artist, Painter |
Art school / group: | Fluxus |
Genre: | Performance art |
Art style: | Video art, Neo-Dada, Contemporary art |