Nam June Paik, born on this day in 1932, invented the genre of video sculpture in the 1960’s. In 2005, he created “Ommah” (Korean for “mother”), his final work of video sculpture. The work is a moving summary as well as a lighthearted look back at a long and winding career. A traditional silk robe for a child hangs over an LCD TV monitor which shows a looping video of three Korean American girls in traditional dress dancing and playing. The background of the video shows close-up views of early v