Good Morning Mr. Orwell (1984)

ANNEXE On New Years day 1984, Nam June Paik orchestrated an ambitious intercontinental television experiment. Connecting WNET TV in New York with the Pompidou centre in Paris via a live satellite link that also took in broadcasters in Germany and South Korea, Good Morning Mr. Orwell reached an audience of over 25 million worldwide.

A chaotic and entertaining collage of haute and pop culture, of mass media and the avant-garde, Good Morning Mr Orwell features performances from Laurie Anderson, Merce Cunningham, Peter Gabriel, Allen Ginsberg and Joseph Beuys, amongst others.

Good Morning Mr Orwell - Credits: Original event conceived and coordinated by Nam June Paik. Executive Producer: Carol Brandenburg. Partial Post-Production: Nam June Paik, Paul Garrin. Post-Production: Broadway Video, Post Perfect. WNET, New York; FR3, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; WDR Westdeutsche Fernsehen. Editor of single-channel version: Skip Blumberg.