From: DOMINIC ANGERAME (email suppressed)
Date: Fri May 09 2008 - 21:46:10 PDT
Thanks Jerry...knowing this helps clarify a lot of
things....thanks for the rant...we could all use it...
Dominic
--- Jerry Tartaglia <email suppressed> wrote:
> Hi Tony,
>
> Nice to hear from you... er.. read your text -and,
> BTW, looking forward to Branden's book; he did an
> insightful presentation in Antwerp last year.
>
> I wouldn't worry too much about Jack's work
> suffering the same fate at Montez' filmic wonders:
> she didn't have Frameworks.
>
> Plaster Foundation had a few sets of prints in
> circulation in Europe and the U.S. but there were
> several events that led to the decision to remove
> them.
>
> First, Surrogate's Court ruled that Jack's Sister
> owns the material and she is in the process of
> selling it. I'm sure the new owners are going to be
> so very concerned with the ideals of underground
> film as we understood it back when and will do
> everything possible to make his work available on
> celluloid. AND, I'll bet that they would never dream
> of selling his photographs and art in the secondary
> art market, either.
>
> Second, we're being sued for a quarter of million
> bucks by a production company that (was making??)
> (made??) a film about Jack and claimed that we
> prevented them from completing the film and a
> "book."
>
> Third, I did my best to keep Jack's work out of the
> hands of what I consider to be art capitalists. I
> believe that is what he would have wanted. I
> certainly don't mean any of us, who basically have
> no money or power - I mean the real fame-hungry pigs
> of the world who lie with their straight faces,
> betray their friends, invest millions of dollars in
> art in order to make back millions more, while most
> of the artist-laborers live on meager means - I had
> to chuckle when some frameworkers accused me of
> making a fortune off of the restoration - amazing
> actually, what people will say and do for a few
> minutes of fame in some crappy documentary film that
> no one even sees anymore. I hope that they can live
> with the fact that they helped to encourage the real
> culprits in this story: a few roaches from the
> sewers of Atlantis who have ensured the Destruction
> of Jack Smith. A lot of money is about to be made.
>
>
> I should stop - I'm ranting...sorry I can't
> elaborate any further - this is what happens when
> attornies become involved.
>
> I hope Brooklyn is treating you well. See you around
> one of these years.
>
> Jerry T.
>
>
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Tony Conrad <email suppressed>
> >Sent: May 8, 2008 10:13 AM
> >To: email suppressed
> >Subject: Re: Flaming Creatures
> >
> >Hi Jerry--------
> >
> >Greetings from Brooklyn!
> >
> >I am wondering why Jack's work should not be
> somewhat more widely available at this point. For
> instance, we know that Flaming
> >Creatures is online for viewing at UBU; Jack would
> shit if he knew that his work has suffered the fate
> of Montez's flix. There ought to
> >be options for renting it in 16.
> >
> >In addition to the rental income, I know there were
> benefit screenings to produce prints. Is there a
> shortage of prints, or of funds for
> >prints?
> >
> >Best wishes!
> >
> >-------t0ny
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >On Thu May 8 7:33 , Jerry Tartaglia
> <email suppressed> sent:
> >
> >>
> >>Re: Flaming Creatures
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>The films of Jack Smith are not available for
> >>rental in Europe. The prints that are at the FDK
> are not for rent. They are
> >>study prints. The NY Filmmakers Co-op and Canyon
> Cinema are the only sources for
> >>16mm rental.
> >>
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> >
> >
> >
> >Tony Conrad 716-400-8738
> >
> >Department of Media Study, Center for the Arts 231,
> University at Buffalo 14260
> >
> >190 Bedford Av, Ste 126
> >Brklyn NY 11211
> >
> >
>
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