Joseph Beuys

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

The quixotic journey of Nam June Paik, one of the most famous Asian artists of the 20th century, who revolutionized the use of technology as an artistic canvas and prophesied both the fascist tendencies and intercultural understanding that would arise from the interconnected metaverse of today's world.

Electronic Vibrations: A Sound Changes the World

The amazing story of electronic music: its epic journey from its origins in Europe, at the hands of the great artists of the post-war classical avant-garde, to the great post-industrial cities of the USA, where this genre of genres took over music stores, shady clubs and, eventually, the big stages.

Beuys

A documentary about the 20th century German sculptor and performance artist Joseph Beuys.

Re: Maciunas and Fluxus

“Drawing on his personal archives, Mekas has assembled a Fluxus vaudeville starring Yoko Ono, Joseph Beuys, and the late Nam June Paik. Most of the material is relatively recent although Ben Vautieur shows some early 1960s work to hilarious effect and Mekas channels Fluxus founder George Maciunas throughout.” – J. Hoberman, VILLAGE VOICE

Joseph Beuys - Coyote III

DVD accompanying the book "Coyote III", documenting Joseph Beuys and Nam June Paik performing at the Sôgetsu Hall in Tokyo on the 2nd of June 1984. Nam June Paik sits on one side of the stage playing European classical music, improvisations and Japanese folk music. On the other side, Joseph Beuys acts out experiences from living in an enclosed space with a coyote - a free man who turns back into an animal, into a form of life that he understands as a prerequisite for this freedom

Frames for Seconds

Video art show presented at the 1991 Broadcast Designers Association convention. Includes work from: Robert Ashley, Robert Breer, Peter Callas, Christen Clark, Sumit Das, Ed Emshwiller, John Hart, Jon Klein, Lyonel Kouro, Maureen Nappi, Paul Garin, Amy Greenfield, Nam June Paik, Mark Pellington, M. Rawlings, John Sanborn, Dan Sandin, William Wegman, Dean Winkler. Major contributions include "MAJORCA-fantasia", "Sunstone", "Welcome to My Living Room" and "Neo-Geo: An American Purchase", as well as excerpts from "Perfect Lives".

All Star Video

A compilation of avant-garde artwork and talent of the mid to late 20th century hosted by Ryuichi Sakamoto.

Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

In his book "1984", George Orwell saw the television of the future as a control instrument in the hands of Big Brother. Right at the start of the much-anticipated Orwellian year, Paik and Co. were keen to demonstrate satellite TV's ability to serve positive ends-- Namely, the intercontinental exchange of culture, combining both highbrow and entertainment elements. A live broadcast shared between WNET TV in New York and the Centre Pompidou in Paris, linked up with broadcasters in Germany and South Korea, reached a worldwide audience of over 10 or even 25 million (including the later repeat transmissions).

Bananas

Happening, Kunst, Protest 1968

Documentary by Helmut Herbst.

Beuys

The German artist Joseph Beuys is reflecting on his theory of art, being filmed as a kinetic sculpture. In 1981, the film has won the German film critic's award for “Best short film in Germany”.

Masters of Modern Sculpture Part II: Beyond Cubism

Centered around the emergence of Constructivism, Futurism, Surrealism and Dada, Beyond Cubism takes a closer look at the artists who ignited the new movements and the alterations of artistic culture brought forth by World War II. Creating out of their philosophy and ideology, artists such as Vladimir Tatlin, Barbara Hepworth and Henry Moore pushed sculpture to new limits of abstraction and possibility, feverently building on their predecessors.