Hi Adam, I am greatly saddened to hear of Terry's passing. He was a wonderful community spirit and made a lasting contribution to the world of experimental film in starting Filmforum. A terrific host, I made my first trip to Los Angeles to present a program of film at Flmforum in the mid 80's and he, Mary and Buddy Kilchesty gave me a whirlwind tour of LA that I'll never forget. My deepest sympathies to Mary, you and everyone at LA filmforum. And I am so grateful that the organization lives on. Warmest wishes, Steve
On Sun, Aug 2, 2020 at 12:04 AM Adam Hyman <amleo...@earthlink.net> wrote: > Today we lost our friend and visionary founder Terry Cannon. Terry was a > writer, an editor, a curator, a librarian, an archivist, and incredible > advocate for his students, colleagues, and generations of filmmakers. He > believed in paying artists for their work, the importance of community > collaboration, and that arts spaces should be welcoming and risk-taking. > > He founded Filmforum (née Pasadena Filmforum) in 1975 when he was 22 years > old and served as Executive Director for eight years. As Filmforum’s > Executive Director, Cannon curated programs including “Show for the Eyes,” > the first mail art film exhibition, “Films Found in a Box,” and “El Ojo > Apasionado: The Passionate Eye,” along with creating our mission of > promoting a greater understanding of media art, and the role of the artists > and curators who create and present it, by providing a forum for > independently produced, noncommercial work which has little opportunity of > reaching the general public. > > Cannon subsequently founded the arts publication Gosh! In 1978, and Spiral > in 1984, which featured writing and artwork by experimental film luminaries > including James Broughton, Willie Varela, Marjorie Keller, Pat O’Neill, > Janis Lipzin, Kurt Kren, and Bruce Conner. He also edited the automotive > publication Skinned Knuckles for over 25 years until 2005. > > In his time at Filmforum, he befriended the artist and filmmaker Sara > Kathryn Arledge, and eventually, after Arledge’s death, he and his wife > Mary saved many of her paintings and painted slides when they were on the > verge of destruction. They formed the Sara Kathryn Arledge Memorial Trust, > and were instrumental in the exhibition of Arledge’s work at the Armory > Center for the Arts in Pasadena in 2019, which brought Arledge's work to a > new generation. > > In 1996 Cannon founded the Baseball Reliquary, a nonprofit organization > “dedicated to fostering an appreciation of American art and culture through > the context of baseball history” Beginning in 1999 the Reliquary began > honoring important figures from baseball’s history by adding them to its > Shrine of the Eternals, designed to elect “individuals on merits other than > statistics and playing ability...for a deeper understanding and > appreciation of baseball than has heretofore been provided by “Halls of > Fame” in the more traditional and conservative institutions. Honorees have > included Jim Abbott, Dick Allen, Jim Bouton, Dizzy Dean, Curt Flood, Josh > Gibson, Roger Maris, Manny Mota, Don Newcombe, Satchel Paige, Luis Tiant, > Bob Uecker, Fernando Valenzuela, and Maury Wills. The lauded tribute to the > intersection of art and baseball functions as a traveling museum, bringing > curiosities and wonders to sites throughout Southern California. The > Reliquary’s collections now serve as the foundation for the Institute for > Baseball Studies at Whittier College. > > In 2010, Alhambra High School, where Cannon served as librarian for many > years, named him as Employee of the Year. That same year he helped the > student group Artists Anonymous organize the exhibition “Kaleidoscope Eyes” > about the 1960s. Cannon subsequently worked at the Allendale Branch of the > Pasadena Public Library, where he hosted discussions with a wide variety of > guests during his tenure, including musicians, filmmakers, writers, and > curators, while being a charming and helpful librarian for the community. > > As a lifelong creator of non-profit organizations, unusual magazines, and > as a librarian, Cannon was committed to the unheralded and idiosyncratic, > and to the regenerative and delightful possibilities of community and art > that continues to inspire the organizations he founded and the people he > touched. Cannon is survived by wife Mary Cannon and siblings Phil, Barbara, > and Nancy. > > > An oral history with Terry Cannon: > > https://www.alternativeprojections.com/oral-histories/terry-cannon/ > > > An article by him about the early years of Filmforum: > > > https://www.alternativeprojections.com/articles/filmforum-the-pasadena-years-1975-1983/ > > > http://www.baseballreliquary.org/ > > > https://www.armoryarts.org/exhibitions/2019/arledge/ > > > https://www.whittier.edu/news/baseballinstitute > > > https://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/01/sports/baseball/01reliquary.html > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >
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