Jud Yalkut
Encyclopedia
Jud Yalkut is a pioneer in video art
. In the 1970s he began experimenting with video
in New York and influenced a number of other artists.
in 1938, he graduated from the High School of Music and Art with a diploma in Art, and attended The City College of New York and McGill University
in Montreal
, Canada
. Member of the USCO
media art collective since 1965. He taught film and video at the School of Visual Arts, the City University of New York
, and New York University
. A resident of the Dayton
area since 1973, he was Assistant Professor of Art at Wright State University
(where he founded the film and video area of the Art Department), and taught at Sinclair Community College
in Dayton (as Artist-in-Residence through an Ohio Arts Council Grant), and at Xavier University
in Cincinnati. From 2000 he was resident artist at [USCO]].
(five in Media, and one in Arts Criticism), as well as three OAC Artist’s Project grants, he was also awarded a Writing-in-Media grant from the New York State Council on the Arts for his book-length manuscript Electronic Zen, and a Master Individual Artist Fellowship from the Montgomery County Arts and Cultural District. He was recipient of a One-Man Film/Video Retrospective, "Dream Reels: VideoFilms and Environments by Jud Yalkut" at the Whitney Museum of American Art
in New York City from November 4-December 3, 2000. His one-man video installation exhibition, "Videoscapes by Jud Yalkut", runs at the Miami University Art Museum
April 21-June 19, 2002.
Video art
Video art is a type of art which relies on moving pictures and comprises video and/or audio data. . Video art came into existence during the 1960s and 1970s, is still widely practiced and has given rise to the widespread use of video installations...
. In the 1970s he began experimenting with video
Video
Video is the technology of electronically capturing, recording, processing, storing, transmitting, and reconstructing a sequence of still images representing scenes in motion.- History :...
in New York and influenced a number of other artists.
Life
Born in New York CityNew York City
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in 1938, he graduated from the High School of Music and Art with a diploma in Art, and attended The City College of New York and McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Canada
Canada
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. Member of the USCO
USCO
USCO was a media art collective in the 60s and 70s, founded by Michael Callahan and Gerd Stern, who also founded Intermedia Systems Corporation which produced multimedia art internationally. Influenced by media theorist Marshall McLuhan, they were using stroboscopes, projectors and audiotapes in...
media art collective since 1965. He taught film and video at the School of Visual Arts, the City University of New York
City University of New York
The City University of New York is the public university system of New York City, with its administrative offices in Yorkville in Manhattan. It is the largest urban university in the United States, consisting of 23 institutions: 11 senior colleges, six community colleges, the William E...
, and New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
. A resident of the Dayton
Dayton
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area since 1973, he was Assistant Professor of Art at Wright State University
Wright State University
Wright State University is a comprehensive public university with strong doctoral, research, and undergraduate programs, rated among the 260 Best National Universities listed in the annual "America's Best Colleges" rankings by U.S. News and World Report. Wright State is located in Fairborn, Ohio,...
(where he founded the film and video area of the Art Department), and taught at Sinclair Community College
Sinclair Community College
Sinclair Community College is an urban community college located in downtown Dayton, Ohio and is the largest community college at a single location in the state of Ohio....
in Dayton (as Artist-in-Residence through an Ohio Arts Council Grant), and at Xavier University
Xavier University (Cincinnati)
Xavier University is a co-educational Jesuit university in the United States located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The University is the sixth-oldest Catholic university in the nation and has an undergraduate enrollment of about 4,000 students and graduate enrollment of 2,600 students. Xavier is primarily...
in Cincinnati. From 2000 he was resident artist at [USCO]].
Awards
A six-time recipient of Individual Artist Fellowships from the Ohio Arts CouncilOhio Arts Council
The Ohio Arts Council is an agency serving the U.S. state of Ohio.Established in 1965, its mission is to "foster and encourage the development of the arts and assist the preservation of Ohio's cultural heritage." Each year it awards grants to arts organizations and individuals throughout the state...
(five in Media, and one in Arts Criticism), as well as three OAC Artist’s Project grants, he was also awarded a Writing-in-Media grant from the New York State Council on the Arts for his book-length manuscript Electronic Zen, and a Master Individual Artist Fellowship from the Montgomery County Arts and Cultural District. He was recipient of a One-Man Film/Video Retrospective, "Dream Reels: VideoFilms and Environments by Jud Yalkut" at the Whitney Museum of American Art
Whitney Museum of American Art
The Whitney Museum of American Art, often referred to simply as "the Whitney", is an art museum with a focus on 20th- and 21st-century American art. Located at 945 Madison Avenue at 75th Street in New York City, the Whitney's permanent collection contains more than 18,000 works in a wide variety of...
in New York City from November 4-December 3, 2000. His one-man video installation exhibition, "Videoscapes by Jud Yalkut", runs at the Miami University Art Museum
Miami University Art Museum
The Miami University Art Museum, completed in 1978 was designed by Walter Netsch of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, Chicago, and is situated on three acres of scenic sculpture park grounds...
April 21-June 19, 2002.