The Korean Cultural Center in New York on April 11 holds a screening of the documentary "Nam June Paik: Moon is the Oldest TV" to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Korea-U.S. alliance.

By Lee Jihae
Photos = Korean Cultural Center in New York

The Korean Cultural Center (KCC) in New York on April 11 held a screening of "Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV," a documentary about the video art pioneer, at the auditorium of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center.

Commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Korea-U.S. alliance, the showing attracted about 200 people including members from cultural and arts organizations in New York, political, diplomatic and Korean American groups, and Korean War veterans.

Entered in the documentary competition of this year's Sundance Film Festival, the film is on the life of the Korean American artist.

This is also the first documentary to feature Paik's videos.

The work contains interviews with composer John Cage, painter Joseph Beuys, cellist Charlotte Moorman, artists Yoko Ono and Andy Warhol, poet Allen Ginsberg and dancer Merce Cunningham, all of whom greatly inspired and or were inspired by Paik.

The executive producer is Korean American actor Steven Yeun.

KCC in New York Director Kim Cheonsoo said, "Using the insight of global citizen Nam June Paik as a mirror, we hope to reflect on the history of the 70th anniversary of the Korea-U.S. alliance and broaden the horizons of the cultural alliance through K-Culture."

People on April 11 attend the KCC in New York's screening of the documentary "Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV" at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts of Lincoln Center.

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