“Hello, Future!”: The Legacy of Nam June Paik in K-pop Visuals

The companion essay that accompanies and contextualizes this “visualizer” appears in print in MENT Issue 003; full digital publication is forthcoming. In the meantime, references associated with the companion piece are listed below.

All sources referenced in the visualizer are also available here.

Sources Referenced in Companion Essay: Works by Nam June Paik

  1. Nam June Paik, We Are in Open Circuits: Writings by Nam June Paik.

  2. Nam June Paik and John Godfrey, Global Groove.

  3. Nam June Paik, Family of Robot. (via London Art Roundup)

  4. Nam June Paik, TV Buddha. (via Nam June Paik Art Center)

  5. Nam June Paik, TV Fish (Video Fish). (via Nam June Paik Art Center)

  6. LUMPENS

  7. Nam June Paik, “Expanded Education for the Paperless Society.” 

  8. Nam June Paik, “Media Planning for the Post-Industrial Age.

Sources Referenced in Companion Essay: Other References

  1. SMTOWN (YouTube), “EXO 엑소 ‘LOVE ME RIGHT’ MV.

  2. Martin Schulze, “Why Did Nam June Paik Create His TV Garden?

  3. Fluxus Museum, “Nam June Paik (July 1932 – January 2006).

  4. Tate, “Fluxus.

  5. Forman Gallery, “Nam June Paik.” 

  6. Christina Ferraro (YouTube), “global groove.

  7. MBCkpop (YouTube), “인기가요 베스트 50 - Opening, 오프닝, MBC Top Music 19950922.

  8. Namu Wiki, “Inkigayo Best 50.

  9. Gwangju Biennial Foundation, “Gwangju Biennale.

  10. MBCkpop (YouTube), “Turbo - My childhood dream, 터보 - 나 어릴적 꿈, MBC Top Music 19950922.

  11. MBCkpop (YouTube), “Interview, Nam-june Paik, MBC Top Music 19950922.

  12. LOTTE CHILSUNG (YouTube), “롯데칠성 | [칠성사이다 70주년] 백남준편 (30" ver).

  13. Na-rae Kim, “Music Video Infused With Rock ‘n’ Roll Vibes … Produced by ‘The Second Nam June Paik’ Lumpens.” (Translated Title)

  14. Min-ji Kim, “Visual Artist Lumpens.” (Translated Title)

  15. Tate, Nam June Paik.

  16. Nicholas Zurbrugg, “Nam June Paik: An Interview.

  17. Paul Tschinkel, “​​Father of Video Art - Nam June Paik - Full Interview c. 2000 by Paul Tschinkel.

  18. Gregory Zinman, Dieter Daniels, Amanda Kim, “Nam June Paik’s Good Morning Mr. Orwell.

  19. PBS, American Masters – Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV.

  20. Saahil Desai, “Five Ways Artist Nam June Paik Predicted the Future.

  21. Beom-geun Park and Kyung-hoon Han, “Study on Retro and Newtro Phenomena in K-POP - Focused on the Analysis of Wonder Girls’ ‘Tell Me’ and New Jeans’ ‘Attention’.” (Translated Title)

  22. Mark Fisher, Ghosts of My Life: Writings on Depression, Hauntology and Lost Futures.

  23. Sam Gaskin, “‘Nam June Paik Would Love TikTok’ — Curator John Hanhardt.

  24. Eileen G’Sell, “The Anarchic Spirit of Nam June Paik.

Christina Ferraro

Christina Ferraro is a recent MA graduate in Curatorial Practice from USC Roski School of Art and Design. Her thesis explores K-pop visual culture through the lens of art history and critical cultural studies, bridging her research interests with her fan identity.

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