Nam June Paik - Electronic Superhighway - 1995

Where was Nam June Paik born?

Seoul

When was Nam June Paik born?

1932

When did Nam June Paik move to Japan?

1952

What allowed Nam June Paik to receive a proper education and be introduced to European music/litearature?

Part of an elite family

What did Nam June Paik study while at the University of Tokyo?

Aesthetics and Music Theory

Where did Nam June Paik move to after graduating from the University of Tokyo?

Munich, Germany

Who was the only full name that Nam June Paik he knew?

Child star Shirley Temple

What influenced Nam June Paik’s performance and installation art?

Ideas from Buddhism and American Pop

What works from Nam June Paik show influences of Buddhism and American Pop?

Hommage a John Cage and Zen for TV

What movement did Nam June Paik become connected with in the early 60s?

Fluxus

What ideas/things characterized the Fluxus movement?

Participatory, Performative, Immersive, Collaborative multimedia

What were some members of Fluxus?

Maciunas, Knowles, Ono, Beuys

Who did Nam June Paik get help from to develop more technical works with electronics?

Abe Shuya

When did Nam June Paik move to New York?

1964

What are all the types of works that Nam June Paik has created?

Scores, Musical notations, performances, sculptures, video pieces, robots, TV Broadcasts

When did Nam June Paik die?

2006

Where is Electronic Superhighway currently?

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Where is the Smithsonian?

Washington D.C.

How many TV screens are there in Electronic Superhighway?

300

What are the dimensions of Electronic Superhighway?

40 feet long and 15 feet tall

What bodies of water are highlighted in Electronic Superhighway?

Mississippi River and Great Lakes

What is unique about the state outlines in Electronic Superhighway?

Screens show looping clips of film/TV footage related to the state

What does the outline of Kansas display in Electronic Superhighway?

Clips of 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz

Under what President did the Interstate Highway Act of 1956 pass?

Eisenhower

What is Nam June Paik sometimes called?

Father of Video Art

What exhibition in New York did Nam June Paik participate in?

TV as a Creative Medium

What did Nam June Paik create for the 1969 group exhibition in New York?

TV that responded to vistors’ sounds

Who popularized the theory of cybernetics?

Norbert Wiener’s book in 1948

What did Nam June Paik believe Cybernetics had its origin in?

Karma in Buddhism

What was the nickname for the internet in the 1980s and 1990s?

Information Superhighway

What was Nam June Paik able to predict about the 21st century?

Smartwatches

How many passengers traveled by air in 1995?

1.3 billion

How many passengers traveled in 2025?

4.46 billion