Charlotte Moorman Movies

  • 2023
    Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

    Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

    Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

    6.82023HD

    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...

    Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
  • 1986
    Bye Bye Kipling

    Bye Bye Kipling

    Bye Bye Kipling

    01986HD

    This ambitious live satellite link-up of Japan, Korea and the United States features interviews with Keith Haring and architect Arata Isozaki, and...

    Bye Bye Kipling
  • 1985
    All Star Video

    All Star Video

    All Star Video

    6.51985HD

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

    All Star Video
  • 1976
    A Tribute to John Cage

    A Tribute to John Cage

    A Tribute to John Cage

    61976HD

    A Tribute to John Cage is Paik's homage to avant-garde composer John Cage. A major figure in contemporary art and music, Cage was one of the primary...

    A Tribute to John Cage
  • 1995

    "Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moorman

    "Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moorman

    5.71995HD

    Nam June Paik's first single-channel videotape since 1989 is a heartfelt tribute to his long-time collaborator Charlotte Moorman. This portrait...

  • 1977
    Guadalcanal Requiem

    Guadalcanal Requiem

    Guadalcanal Requiem

    71977HD

    One of Paik’s most overtly political and poignant statements, Guadalcanal Requiem is a performance/documentary collage that confronts history,...

    Guadalcanal Requiem
  • 1984
    Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

    Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

    Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

    8.11984HD

    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...

    Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
  • 1974
    Suite 212

    Suite 212

    Suite 212

    01974HD

    Suite 212 is Paik's "personal New York sketchbook," an electronic collage that presents multiple perspectives of New York's media landscape as a...

    Suite 212
  • 1973
    26'1.1499

    26'1.1499" For A String Player

    26'1.1499" For A String Player

    01973HD

    This tape is Jud Yalkut's video realization of Charlotte Moorman and Nam June Paik's concert performance of John Cage's composition 26'1.1499" For...

    26'1.1499
  • 1970
    Manopsychotisches Ballett

    Manopsychotisches Ballett

    Manopsychotisches Ballett

    4.51970HD

    "The Manopsychotic Ballet" was the last important action by Otto Muehl before he retired from the art world after a decade of painting and...

    Manopsychotisches Ballett
  • 1973
    Global Groove

    Global Groove

    Global Groove

    7.71973HD

    Global Groove was a collaborative piece by Nam June Paik and John Godfrey. Paik, amongst other artists who shared the same vision in the 1960s, saw...

    Global Groove
  • 1969
    Seminar

    Seminar

    Seminar

    01969HD

    An unreleased diary film shot during the Fairleigh-Dickinson Artist Seminar simultaneous to the production of Back and Forth by Michael Snow.

    Seminar
  • 1965
    He! Viva Dada

    He! Viva Dada

    He! Viva Dada

    01965HD

    Report from the second free expression festival organized at the American Cultural Center, Boulevard Raspail, in May 1965. The shows, all happenings...

    He! Viva Dada
  • 1967
    Bill's Hat

    Bill's Hat

    Bill's Hat

    01967HD

    "The whole film are non-art portraits of people in which they do what they want with this hat – and therefore, act or stand in front of my...

    Bill's Hat
  • 1964
    Stockhausen's Originale: Doubletakes

    Stockhausen's Originale: Doubletakes

    Stockhausen's Originale: Doubletakes

    01964HD

    This fascinating film documents the U.S. premiere production of Originale, a Happening by German composer Karlheinz Stockhausen. Filmed at the "2nd...

    Stockhausen's Originale: Doubletakes
  • 1966
    Kunst und Ketchup

    Kunst und Ketchup

    Kunst und Ketchup

    01966HD

    Early documentary about the pop art scene and happenings in Germany.

    Kunst und Ketchup