[Frameworks] Jud Yalkut RIP

[Jonathan Walley]

The exhibition of Yalkut's work earlier this year in Dayton was remarkable,
especially for its inclusion of lesser known works: Ernst-esque collages
and some really cool paracinematic objects, among other things. Some of
these are on view here, in a very nice piece written just before the
exhibition:

http://daytonarts.wordpress.com/2013/01/24/jud-yalkut/

An official announcement of the retrospective is here:

http://www.udayton.edu/news/articles/2013/01/yalkut_visions_and_sur_realities.php

Both links mention the curators in Dayton who organized the event. Though I
thought it could have been done better, especially the film and video
portion, it was certainly eye-opening. Anyone interested in future curation
or preservation of Yalkut's work might want to be in touch with the Dayton
folks; he lived there for decades and was deeply involved with the local
arts community.

Sadly, I was hoping to have Jud to Denison sometime this year, having met
him in Dayton - he was accessible, quietly and unpretentiously articulate,
and a font of knowledge about work and artists in a wide range of media. I
do hope he gets more attention, even if it does come late.

Jonathan



On Sun, Jul 28, 2013 at 10:07 AM, Pip Chodorov <frameworks at re-voir.com>wrote:

> **
> A somewhat tragic turn of events as Jud and I had plans to release a DVD
> package of his films and documentation next year.
> I met him several times, most recently in Paris a few months ago. He once
> sent a beautiful Maurer optical sound camera to us at L'Abominable - just
> this week we made some optical sound tracks and composite prints by hand
> start to finish, including cross mod testing, density checks, etc. Jud sent
> us down this path years ago.
> We had not yet started working on his DVD project, so I have nothing to go
> on and no direct contact with Peg (who suffered a stroke recently) but if
> all is kept well in his house as he led me to believe then there is hope
> that it can be preserved, archived and distributed in the future.
> -Pip (Re:Voir)
>
>
>
> At 0:49 -0700 28/07/13, Mark Toscano wrote:
>
> I don't know the current state/whereabouts of his work, but will try to
> find out. He rejoined Canyon when I worked there, and I had a few nice and
> interesting conversations with me, but can't really say I knew him. I like
> what I've seen of his work, and he definitely broke some major ground as a
> media artist, for which he will, I imagine, continue to gain recognition.
>
>
> I'll do some checking about his work and where it resides. If I can do
> something about it to help, I'll be happy to, and can keep folks posted
> here if I learn anything.
>
>
> Mark T
>
>
>
> On Jul 27, 2013, at 12:38 PM, "Herb Shellenberger" <HerbS at ihphilly.org>
> wrote:
>
> Here's hoping his archive and oeuvre becomes properly cataloged and
> accessible to scholars and cinephiles, if not somewhere local to the Ohio
> community that he fostered for so many years, than somewhere where it might
> be more accessible to larger numbers, like Anthology, the Academy and so on.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: FrameWorks on behalf of Cari Machet
> Sent: Sat 7/27/2013 3:03 PM
> To: Experimental Film Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Jud Yalkut RIP
>
> i dont think it is in another realm > i think we are accountable as a
>
> community for what happens going forward in regard to his work
>
>
> >
>
> > On 27July/2013 11:50 AM, Michael Betancourt wrote:
> >
>
> >
> > In talking with my students, the cut-off seems to be what they can find
> > online easily (or in a DVD they can rent) vs what's shown in galleries or
>
> > screenings.
> >
>
> >>>
>
> >>>  perhaps a tribute can be made a memorial like we did with brakhage in
> >>> nyc but mark fr the academy can possibly get him in the tribute they
> have
> >>> at the oscars too plus i dont know if his work is archived > maybe at
> MOMA
> >>> ? anyone know?
>
> >>>
>
> >>>
>
> >>>  On Sat, Jul 27, 2013 at 2:58 AM, Chuck Kleinhans <
> >>>
> chuckkle at northwestern.edu> wrote:
>
> >>>
>
> >>>>
> >>>>  When I heard of his passing, I wondered how many younger folks had
> >>>> even heard of him, much less seen some of his work.
>
> >>>>
>
>
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-- 
Jonathan Walley
Associate Professor
Department of Cinema
Denison University
walleyj at denison.edu
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