1st documentary unveiled in Korea retracing Nam June Paiks vision of video art

A scene from Amanda Kim’s documentary on Korean American video art visionary, “Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV” / Courtesy of Elliott Erwitt, Greenwich Entertainment Amanda Kim’s ‘Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV’ screened in Seoul after premiering at Sundance Film Festival By Park Han-sol In today’s media-saturated world, the groundbreaking works of Nam June Paik (1932-2006), widely referred to as the father of video art, reverberate more strongly than ever. The artist’s usage of TV monitors ― which he would utilize to produce everything from wearable “clothes” and musical instruments to site-specific installations ― prophetically…