Nam June Paik

Nam June Paik’s endlessly inventive practice expanded the frontiers of art and anticipated the media-saturated world in which we live. Having moved to Japan during the Korean War to study contemporary music, Paik went on to become a leading figure in the international avantgarde art in Germany and the United States before returning to his home country after 35 years. Paik’s installation Seoul Rhapsody (2002), permanently installed in the lobby of the Seoul Museum of Art, screens groundbreaking video works including Good Morning Mr. Orwell (1984) and Bye Bye Kipling (1986). One of the most important global artists of his generation, Paik participated in The 1st SEOUL in MEDIA 1988–2002 and media_ city seoul 2000 city: between 0 and 1.