Nam June Paik
Nam June Paik was born in Seoul, South Korea on July 20th, 1932 and is the Multimedia Artist. At the age of 73, Nam June Paik biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Nam June Paik (July 20, 1932 – January 29, 2006) 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 an early usage (1974) of the term "electronic super highway" in application to telecommunications.
Personal life and death
Paik moved to New York in 1964. In 1977, he married the video artist Shigeko Kubota.
Paik was a lifelong Buddhist who never smoked nor drank alcoholic beverages, and never drove a car.
In 1996, Paik had a stroke, which paralyzed his left side. He used a wheelchair the last decade of his life, though he was able to walk with assistance. He died on January 29, 2006, in Miami, Florida, due to complications from his stroke. At the time of his death, he was survived by his wife, as well as by a brother, Ken Paik, and a nephew, Ken Paik Hakuta, an inventor and television personality best known for creating the Wacky WallWalker toy, and who managed Paik's studio in New York.
One of his grandsons is Jinu, a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, and member of a hip-hop duo Jinusean.
Honours and awards
- 1991: Goslarer Kaiserring
- 1992: Picasso Medal
- 1993: Golden Lion, Venice Biennale
- 1995: Ho-Am Prize in the Arts
- 1998: Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy
- 2001: Wilhelm Lehmbruck Prize, awarded by the City of Duisburg
- 2001: Lifetime Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award, International Sculpture Center.
- 2004: Edward MacDowell Medal in the Arts
- 2007: Order of Cultural Merit.