Global Groove (1973)
Overview
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 the potential in the television beyond it being a one-sided medium to present programs and commercials. Instead, he saw it more as a place to facilitate a free flow of information exchange. He wanted to strip away the limitations from copyright system and network restrictions and bring in a new TV culture where information could be accessed inexpensively and conveniently. The full length of the piece ran 28 minutes and was first broadcasted in January 30, 1974 on WNET.
What is Global Groove about?
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 the potential in the television beyond it being a one-sided medium to present programs and commercials. Instead, he saw it more as a place to facilitate a free flow of information exchange. He wanted to strip away the limitations from copyright system and network restrictions and bring in a new TV culture where information could be accessed inexpensively and conveniently. The full length of the piece ran 28 minutes and was first broadcasted in January 30, 1974 on WNET. Global Groove is a Music, TV Movie movie, released on 1973-01-01, runtime 30 minutes.
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Directed by
John Godfrey, Nam June Paik
Cast
- John Cage as Self
- Russell Connor as Self
- Allen Ginsberg as Self
- Charlotte Moorman as Self
- Susan Kay Bottoms
- Sun Ock Lee
- Peggy Anne Lombard
- Richard Nixon as Self (archive footage)
- Cecelia Sandoval
- Alan Shulman
- Pamela Sousa
- Kenneth Urmston
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Sources
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