Published to accompany an exhibition of the same name held at the Eyal Ofer Galleries, Tate Modern, London, 17th October, 2019-9th February, 2020; Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, 14th March-23rd August, 2020; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, 7th November, 2020- 17th January, 2021; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, 20th March-25th July, 2021; and National Gallery Singapore, 1st October, 2021-16th January, 2022.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Considered to be the founder of video art, Nam June Paik (1932- 2006) was a visionary artist who foresaw the importance of mass media and new technology, and its impact on visual culture. His cutting-edge, innovative, yet playfully entertaining work continues to be a major influence on art and culture to this day. This ground-breaking publication focuses on Paik's pivotal role in the cross-germination of radical aesthetics and experimental practices, emphasising his visionary insight and his pioneering role in the emergence and proliferation of performative and collaborative art practice. Bringing together works that span a five decade career, and including archival materials and excerpts of Paik's own writings, this book offers an in-depth understanding of the artist's innovative practice and his vision of a multidisciplinary future.