Poster of Butterfly

Butterfly

Plot: The exuberant irreverence and wit of Butterfly characterizes Paik's stream-of-consciousness visual and conceptual techniques. In a vibrant image/music collage, he ironically juxtaposes high-cultural artifacts (the aria from Madame Butterfly), contemporary avant-garde icons (Laurie Anderson) and Eastern symbols (the butterfly), within a rapid-paced proliferation of vividly computerized visual effects
Release Date: Wednesday, January 1 1986
38 years ago
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Portrait of Nam June PaikNam June Paik
Nam June Paik was
53 in Butterfly
as 'Director'
Wed, Jul 20 1932 –
Sun, Jan 29 2006