Our summer collaboration with the Knoxville Museum of Art continues with a FREE screening of this documentary portrait of pioneering video artist Nam June Paik, whose work has both aesthetically and intellectually informed generations of media artists. (The screening will be preceded by a special live dance performance from local performance troupe Ignite! Powered by Dancer’s Studio.)

See the world through the eyes of Nam June Paik, the father of video art and coiner of the term “electronic superhighway.” Born in Japan-occupied Korea, Paik went on to become a pillar of the American avant-garde and transformed modern image-making with his sculptures, films and performances. Experience his creative evolution, as Academy Award nominee Steven Yeun reads from Paik’s own writings.

“There’s a great deal of charm and humour to Paik’s work, and to this film, but it’s anchored by his perceptiveness and ability to contemplate weighty themes – and, yes, to anticipate the future.” – Screen International

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