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⚫ '''Jeremy Blake''' (] ] – ] ]) was an ] digital artist and ] known for his innovations in merging and expanding the meaning and conceptions of ] with ] into projected DVD installations, ], and collaborative film projects.
{{Short description|American painter (1971–2007)}}
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⚫ '''Jeremy Blake''' (October 4, 1971 – July 17, 2007) was an American ] and painter. His work included projected DVD installations, ]s, and collaborative film projects.
A graduate of the ], the highlights of his career included being selected three times in a row for the prestigious ] ] ] ] for 2000, 2002 and 2004. His "Winchester" series, inspired by the story of ] and the ], was shown at the ] in 2005.
⚫ Blake also created the painted abstract hallucination scenes in the 2002 ] film '']'', and contributed artwork and video for ]'s album ''].'' Blake was also involved in creating and commissioning a soundtrack album called "The Forty Million Dollar Beatnik" with Neil Landstrumm and Mike Fellows in 2000 on Scandinavia Records to accompany an LA drawings/script show by Blake of the same title.


== Education and career ==
Blake was the romantic partner of filmmaker, ] and pioneering ] artist ]. In February 2007, the couple moved from ] to ], where Blake had a job at ], and resided in the ].


Blake graduated from the ] with a B.F.A. in 1993 and the ] with an ] in 1995.<ref name="bio">{{cite web |title=Jeremy Blake Biography |url=http://www.honorfraser.com/?s=artists&aid=24&c=biography |website=Honor Fraser |accessdate=January 10, 2020}}</ref>
⚫ On ], ], Blake found Duncan dead, apparently by ]. On ] ], Blake was reported missing off New York's ]. According to news accounts, a woman called 911 to report that she saw a man swimming out to sea. Blake's clothes and wallet were reportedly found under the boardwalk at Rockaway's 122nd Street Beach, along with a suicide note that referred to Duncan. On the morning of ], ], a body thought to be that of Jeremy Blake was discovered 4.5 miles off the coast of ] (which is 35 miles south of Rockaway Beach). Police announced on ], ] that they had identified his body.<ref>Kennedy, Randy. , '']'', ], ]. Accessed ], ].</ref>


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⚫ According to statements by acquaintances of the couple that have appeared in published reports (including an article in the January 2008 ''Vanity Fair''), Jeremy Blake and Theresa Duncan believed that they were being followed and harassed by ] up to the point of their deaths. Blake also included his allegations of harassment by Scientologists and others in a 27-page "chronicle" he prepared for a lawsuit he planned to file.<ref>{{cite web | first = Nancy Jo | last = Sales | title = The Golden Suicides | url = http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2008/01/suicides200801?printable=true&currentPage=all | work = | publisher = ] | month = January | year = 2008 | accessdate = 2007-12-26 }}</ref>


His work was selected for the ] in 2000, 2002<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720161259/http://www.whitney.org/2002biennial/artists.html |date=July 20, 2008 }}</ref> and 2004.<ref> {{webarchive|url =https://web.archive.org/web/20060503111818/http://whitney.domanidev.com/exhibition/biennial.shtml |date=May 3, 2006 }}</ref> His "Winchester" series, inspired by the story of ] and the ], was shown at the ] in 2005.<ref name=sfmoma> {{webarchive |url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080518205713/http://www.sfmoma.org/exhibitions/exhib_detail.asp?id=200 |date= May 18, 2008 }}</ref> He also was selected to participate in the ] group exhibition, "All the Pretty Corpses", in 2005.<ref> {{webarchive |url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110720143702/http://www.renaissancesociety.org/site/Exhibitions/Intro.All-The-Pretty-Corpses.91.html |date= July 20, 2011 }}</ref>
The couple was posthumously profiled in the ], ] issue of ''].''


⚫ Blake also created the painted abstract interlude sequences for ]'s fourth film '']'', and contributed images and video for ]'s album ''].'' Blake was also involved in creating and commissioning a soundtrack album called ''The Forty Million Dollar Beatnik'' with Neil Landstrumm and ] in 2000 on Scandinavia Records and Pork Salad Press to accompany an L.A. drawings/script show by Blake of the same title.
⚫ ==References==

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His work is held in the collections of the ]<ref></ref> and the ].<ref name=sfmoma />

== Personal life ==

Blake was the boyfriend of filmmaker, cultural critic and video game designer ]. In February 2007, the couple moved from Los Angeles to New York City, and resided in the ]. He was also the son of Anne Schwartz Delibert and the brother of Adrienne Morningstar Delibert.<ref name="vanity">{{cite magazine |author1=Nancy Jo Sales |author-link=Nancy Jo Sales |title=The Golden Suicides |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2008/01/suicides200801 |accessdate=January 10, 2020 |magazine=Vanity Fair |date=December 11, 2007}}</ref>

=== Death ===
⚫ On July 10, 2007, Blake found Duncan dead in their apartment, the result of an apparent ]. On July 17, 2007, Blake was reported missing off New York's ] in ]. According to press reports, a woman had called 911 to report that she saw a man walking out into the ocean. Blake's clothes and wallet were reportedly found along with a suicide note that referred to Duncan. On July 22, 2007, Blake's body was found by a fisherman in the waters off ]. Blake's cause of death was presumed to be suicide by drowning.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kennedy |first=Randy |date=August 1, 2007 |title=Jeremy Blake, 35, Artist Who Used Lush-Toned Video, Dies |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/01/arts/design/01blake.html |newspaper=] |location=] |access-date=March 7, 2016 }}</ref>

⚫ According to statements by acquaintances of the couple that have appeared in published reports (including an article in the January 2008 ''Vanity Fair''), Blake said that he and Duncan were being followed and harassed by ] prior to his disappearance. Blake also included his allegations of harassment by Scientologists and others in a 27-page "chronicle" he prepared for a lawsuit he planned to file.<ref name="vanity" />

The '']'' episode "Bogeyman" in ] is loosely based on the deaths of Duncan and Blake. In the episode, the body of the character paralleling Theresa Duncan has forensic evidence that calls into question her suicide, while the Jeremy Blake parallel character survives his suicide attempt. A legal case against him is disrupted by the cult group Systemotics, resulting in a near mistrial followed by a plea accepted after the ADA implies both he and the judge are connected to Systemotics.

The nightclub ], which operated in New York City from 2001 to 2009, was named for Blake's 1998 video work.

], a frontman of the band ], wrote a song called "My Pillow is the Threshold" for Blake after Duncan's suicide.<ref name="slant">{{cite news |last1=Newlin |first1=Jimmy |title=Interview: David Berman on Silver Jews's ''Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea'' |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/features/interview-david-berman/ |accessdate=January 10, 2020 |work=] |date=June 15, 2008}}</ref>

⚫ == References ==
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== External links == == External links ==
* {{IMDb name|id=0086591|name=Jeremy Blake}}
* from The Minneapolis Review
⚫ * ], Weekend Edition, October 27, 2007
* detailed bio
⚫ * ], Weekend Edition, October 27, 2007
* , a 40-minute film animated by Jeremy Blake and Karen Kilimnik, and written and directed by Theresa Duncan


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American painter (1971–2007)
Jeremy Blake
Born(1971-10-04)October 4, 1971
Fort Sill, Oklahoma, U.S.
DiedJuly 17, 2007(2007-07-17) (aged 35)
New York City, U.S.
EducationThe School of the Art Institute of Chicago (BFA) California Institute of the Arts (MFA)
Occupation(s)Digital artist, painter
PartnerTheresa Duncan
Websitehttps://www.jeremyblakeestate.com/

Jeremy Blake (October 4, 1971 – July 17, 2007) was an American digital artist and painter. His work included projected DVD installations, Type C prints, and collaborative film projects.

Education and career

Blake graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with a B.F.A. in 1993 and the California Institute of the Arts with an M.F.A. in 1995.

Still from Blake's Winchester Redux, a five-minute digital video with sound, continuous loop (2004)

His work was selected for the Whitney Biennial in 2000, 2002 and 2004. His "Winchester" series, inspired by the story of Sarah Winchester and the Winchester Mystery House, was shown at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in 2005. He also was selected to participate in the Renaissance Society group exhibition, "All the Pretty Corpses", in 2005.

Blake also created the painted abstract interlude sequences for Paul Thomas Anderson's fourth film Punch-Drunk Love, and contributed images and video for Beck's album Sea Change. Blake was also involved in creating and commissioning a soundtrack album called The Forty Million Dollar Beatnik with Neil Landstrumm and Mike Fellows in 2000 on Scandinavia Records and Pork Salad Press to accompany an L.A. drawings/script show by Blake of the same title.

His work is held in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

Personal life

Blake was the boyfriend of filmmaker, cultural critic and video game designer Theresa Duncan. In February 2007, the couple moved from Los Angeles to New York City, and resided in the East Village. He was also the son of Anne Schwartz Delibert and the brother of Adrienne Morningstar Delibert.

Death

On July 10, 2007, Blake found Duncan dead in their apartment, the result of an apparent suicide. On July 17, 2007, Blake was reported missing off New York's Rockaway Beach in Queens. According to press reports, a woman had called 911 to report that she saw a man walking out into the ocean. Blake's clothes and wallet were reportedly found along with a suicide note that referred to Duncan. On July 22, 2007, Blake's body was found by a fisherman in the waters off Sea Girt, New Jersey. Blake's cause of death was presumed to be suicide by drowning.

According to statements by acquaintances of the couple that have appeared in published reports (including an article in the January 2008 Vanity Fair), Blake said that he and Duncan were being followed and harassed by Scientologists prior to his disappearance. Blake also included his allegations of harassment by Scientologists and others in a 27-page "chronicle" he prepared for a lawsuit he planned to file.

The Law & Order episode "Bogeyman" in season 18 is loosely based on the deaths of Duncan and Blake. In the episode, the body of the character paralleling Theresa Duncan has forensic evidence that calls into question her suicide, while the Jeremy Blake parallel character survives his suicide attempt. A legal case against him is disrupted by the cult group Systemotics, resulting in a near mistrial followed by a plea accepted after the ADA implies both he and the judge are connected to Systemotics.

The nightclub Bungalow 8, which operated in New York City from 2001 to 2009, was named for Blake's 1998 video work.

David Berman, a frontman of the band Silver Jews, wrote a song called "My Pillow is the Threshold" for Blake after Duncan's suicide.

References

  1. "Jeremy Blake Biography". Honor Fraser. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  2. Whitney Biennial website Archived July 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Whitney Biennial website Archived May 3, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ sfmoma.org Archived May 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  5. Jeremy Blake at the Renaissance Society Archived July 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  6. moma.org
  7. ^ Nancy Jo Sales (December 11, 2007). "The Golden Suicides". Vanity Fair. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  8. Kennedy, Randy (August 1, 2007). "Jeremy Blake, 35, Artist Who Used Lush-Toned Video, Dies". The New York Times. New York City. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  9. Newlin, Jimmy (June 15, 2008). "Interview: David Berman on Silver Jews's Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea". Slant Magazine. Retrieved January 10, 2020.

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