Category:Nam June Paik

**Nam June Paik**
	American video art pioneer (1932-2006)
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Name in native language	Baek Namjun;
Date of birth	20 July 1932; Seoul
Date of death	29 January 2006; Miami
Country of citizenship	United States of America; Germany; South Korea;
Residence	Westbeth Artists Community;
Educated at	University of Tokyo; Kyunggi High School;
Occupation	video artist; university teacher; composer; painter; photographer; television producer; installation artist; multimedia artist; pioneer; visual artist;
Employer	Kunstakademie Düsseldorf;
Field of work	video art;
Movement	Fluxus; Neo-Dada;
Father	Paik Nak-seung;
Spouse	Shigeko Kubota (1965–);
Work location	United States of America; Germany; New York City;
Notable work	Internet Dream;
Award received	Guggenheim Fellowship (1977); Maya Deren Award (1986); Goslarer Kaiserring (1991); Ho-Am Prize in the Arts (1995); Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize (1995); Goethe Medal (1997); Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy (1998); Wilhelm Lehmbruck Award (2001); Order of Cultural Merit (2007); Will Grohmann Award;
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Nam June Paik (July 20, 1932 - January 29, 2006) was an American South-Korean born artist. He worked on several mediums of art but was often being credited for discovering and/or inventing the medium known as video art.