Suite 212

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Overview

Suite 212 is Paik's "personal New York sketchbook," an electronic collage that presents multiple perspectives of New York's media landscape as a fragmented tour of the city. Paik critiques the selling of New York by multinational corporations and the city's role as the master of the media and information industries; Collaborators Yalkut, Davis and Kubota contribute their own vibrant and punchy segments.

Cast: Russell Connor, Charlotte Moorman, Allen Ginsberg, Marshall McLuhan, Douglas Davis

Director: Nam June Paik

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Russell Connor

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Charlotte Moorman

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Allen Ginsberg

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Marshall McLuhan

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Douglas Davis

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