ACMI and AIDC present 'Nam June Paik: Moon is the Oldest TV' screenings and director Q&A
THE FIRST IN AN ONGOING SERIES OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTARY SCREENINGS ENHANCED WITH EXCLUSIVE Q&AS, BROUGHT TO YOU BY ACMI AND AIDC
ACMI and AIDC have joined forces to present an exclusive Melbourne Premiere season of Nam June Paik: Moon is the Oldest TV, director Amanda Kim’s documentary portrait of the hugely influential Korean ‘father of video art, running 21 September – 1 October 2023.
This public screening season will also feature a special Q&A with Amanda Kim after the 4pm screening on 23 September 2023, moderated by Triple R’s Primal Screen host Dr Flick Ford.
Premiering to acclaim at Sundance 2023, Nam June Paik: Moon is the Oldest TV presents a vital portrait of a one-of-a-kind artist whose undeniable legacy reverberated throughout the art world.
His multi-screen installations presciently forecasted the ubiquity of digital screens in our lives and in a seminal 1974 report for the Rockefeller Foundation, he speculated the emergence of an “Electronic Superhighway” – an ocean of information telecasted in a constant stream of everything, everywhere, all at once.
Amanda Kim’s meticulous and highly entertaining documentary portrait lays out Paik’s journey in becoming a cutting-edge artist, from his lightbulb moment meeting avant-garde composer and lifelong friend John Cage, to his involvement with the anarchic art group Fluxus and his prolific era conquering the New York art scene.
Be sure to catch this eye-popping profile of an artistic one-of-a-kind in the ACMI and AIDC-presented exclusive season. And if you’re looking for further insight, don’t miss the Q&A with Amanda Kim, moderated by Dr Flick Ford, after the 4pm Saturday 23 September session.
Check our Screenings & Talks page for more information, or head directly to the ACMI website to book tickets.