Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Hunt, Jerry, 1943-1993
2. Kumpf, Lawrence
3. Maxin, Tyler
4. Paulsen, Kris
5. Lewis, George, 1952-
6. Rosenboom, David
7. Finley, Karen
8. Housewright, Stephen
9. Monahan, Gordon
10. Bièvre, Guy de, 1961-
11. Blank Forms (Organization), issuing body, host institution

Description

1. 368 pages : illustrations (some color), facsimiles; 21 cm.

Summary

1. Jerry Hunt (1943-93) is often described as a shamanic figure with the look of a Central Texas meat inspector. One of the most compelling composers in the world of late twentieth-century new music, he made work that combined video synthesis, installation art and early computers with rough-hewn sculptures, scores drawn from celestial alphabets, and homemade electronics activated by his signature wands and impassioned gestures. Hunt lived his entire life in Texas, eventually settling in a house ("an interactive environment") he built with his partner, Stephen Housewright, in a rural area outside Canton, but his pataphysical, abrasive, and humorous performances took him all over North America and Europe, where he amassed a small but dedicated following. This volume represents the first ever book-length collection devoted to the underknown composer's work, and includes a biographical essay by Tyler Maxin and Lawrence Kumpf, interviews with and essays by Hunt, detailed analyses of his practice, and reflections from his friends and collaborators.--Book jacket.

Series statement

1. Blank forms, 2642-7052 ; 08

Uniform title

1. Blank Forms (Series) ; 08.

Subject

1. Hunt, Jerry, 1943-1993 -- Exhibitions
2. Hunt, Jerry, 1943-1993 -- Criticism and interpretation
3. Hunt, Jerry, 1943-1993
4. 1900-1999
5. Electronic music
6. Avant-garde (Music) -- 20th century
7. Sound sculpture
8. Video art
9. Composers -- Texas -- Biography
10. Musicians -- Texas -- Biography
11. Avant-garde (Music)
12. Composers
13. Musicians
14. Criticism and interpretation
15. Texas

Genre/Form

1. Biographies.
2. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
3. Exhibition catalogs.
4. Interviews.

Contents

1. Introduction / Lawrence Kumpf -- Transmissions from the pleroma / Lawrence Kumpf and Tyler Maxin -- Lachesis: the Society of Fine Arts and Sciences -- A visit to the Center / Kris Paulsen -- Audio video syntheses / Jerry Hunt -- The death of the piano / Jerry Hunt -- The trickster / George Lewis -- Stompin' and beatin' and screamin' / Gordon Monahan in conversion with Jerry Hunt -- It would be great to be regarded as the world's greatest meringueist / Jerry Hunt interviewed by Guy De Bièvre -- Some approach strategies using the Dee Enochian tablet structures / Jerry Hunt -- "Drop line...I know I don't know" / David Rosenbloom -- Interactive performance systems / Jerry Hunt -- The Finley/Hunt Report / Karen Finley -- Partners / Stephen Housewright.

Call number

1. JMD 22-219

Note

1. Accompanies the exhibition Jerry Hunt: Transmissions from the Pleroma, held February 16-June 11, 2022, at Blank Forms, Brooklyn NY.

Title

1. Transmissions from the pleroma / edited by Lawrence Kumpf and Tyler Maxin.

Publisher

1. Brooklyn, NY : Blank Forms Editions, [2022]

Copyright date

1. ©2022

Type of content

1. text
2. still image

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Series

1. Blank forms, 2642-7052 ; 08
2. Blank Forms (Series) ; 08.

Chronological term

1. 1900-1999

Added author

1. Hunt, Jerry, 1943-1993, artist, composer, author, interviewee.
2. Kumpf, Lawrence, editor, writer of introduction, writer of added commentary.
3. Maxin, Tyler, editor, writer of added commentary.
4. Paulsen, Kris, writer of added commentary.
5. Lewis, George, 1952- writer of added commentary.
6. Rosenboom, David, writer of added commentary.
7. Finley, Karen, writer of added commentary.
8. Housewright, Stephen, writer of added commentary.
9. Monahan, Gordon, interviewer.
10. Bièvre, Guy de, 1961- interviewer.
11. Blank Forms (Organization), issuing body, host institution.

ISBN

1. 1953691056 (paperback)
2. 9781953691057 (paperback)
3. 1953691099 (hardcover)
4. 9781953691095 (hardcover)

Research call number

1. JMD 22-219