Jacques Katmor Explained

Jacques Mory-Katmor
Native Name:ז׳אק מורי־קתמור
Birth Place:Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Birth Date:4 September 1938
Death Place:Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
Nationality:Israeli
Alma Mater:École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts
Yearsactive:1963–2001
Notable Works:A Woman's Case 1969
Known For:Filmmaking
Style:Art film
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Jacques Mory-Katmor (Hebrew: ז׳אק מורי־קתמור) (born 4 September 1938 in Cairo, Egypt; died 6 September 2001 in Tel Aviv, Israel[1] was an Israeli bohemian/counterculture experimental filmmaker, painter, and, multimedia artist, of anarchical, underground, and, independent leanings.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

Biography

Jacques Mory was born into a wealthy, Jewish, family in Cairo. His father was a realtor and tile factory owner. He attended a Jesuit school. Upon turning 18, he travelled to Paris and Switzerland to study art at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts. In 1960, he immigrated to Israel. He served in the Artillery Corps, taking part in the Six-Day War.

Art career

During the 1960s and 1970s, he organized a group of artists and intellectuals who called themselves "The Third Eye," a commune dedicated to the ideas of Timothy Leary. He claimed to be strongly influenced by Friedrich Nietzsche and the Marquis de Sade. At Avoth Yeshurun's suggestion, he turned his last name into a phonetic rendering of quatre mortes, French for "four deaths."

His apartment on Dizengoff Street in Tel Aviv, where his only film was shot, was a hub of city life during that time.

He married translator, model, and, editor Helit Yeshurun, daughter of poet Avoth Yeshurun, while working on his avant-garde 1969 film A Woman's Case. He met Ann Tochmeyer during that period. She was a model who appeared on the covers of magazines such as HaOlam HaZeh. She appeared in his film and he married her after his divorce from Yeshurun.[15] The film was a commercial failure, and, hindered his ability to pursue his career as a filmmaker. Other works included creating television programs showcasing the works of artists such as Moshe Gershuni, Yosl Bergner (1971), Yaacov Agam (1973), and, Michail Grobman (1974).[16]

Around 1974, he left Israel for Cambodia, Canada, and, Thailand, with Tochmeyer leaving for San Francisco, and, finally, later, around 1975, for Amsterdam, together with Tochmeyer, returning in 1991. Reportedly, while abroad, they both became addicted to cocaine and heroin, while, squatting in abject poverty, forcing him to work in pornography, and, Tochmeyer, to work as a stripper, while, essentially, living in a sort of open relationship, together with artist .[17] [18] [19] [20] [21] Officially, the cause of his death was listed as alcoholism-related.[22]

Legacy

The Horse Hospital held a retrospective in his honor between 12 October and 9 November 2013.[23]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: 9 September 2001. he:מת במאי הסרטים האוונגרדיסט ז׳אק קתמור. Avant-Garde Filmmaker, Jacques Katmor, Dies. http://e.walla.co.il/item/112559. Hebrew. Haaretz. Tel Aviv. 3 April 2017. 4 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170404130457/http://e.walla.co.il/item/112559. dead.
  2. News: Klein. Uri. 30 December 2011. he:שובו של הגולה הנצחי: על הסרטים של ז'אק קתמור. The Return of the Eternal Pariah: On Jacques Katmor's Films. http://www.haaretz.co.il/gallery/art/1.1604681. Hebrew. Haaretz. Tel Aviv. 3 April 2017.
  3. News: Yahav. Galia. 13 February 2012. he:להציג את הילד הרע של האמנות הישראלית. Presenting Israeli Art's Enfant Terrible. http://www.haaretz.co.il/gallery/art/1.1640128. Hebrew. Haaretz. Tel Aviv. 3 April 2017.
  4. News: Engel. Rachel. 23 August 1963. he:ז׳אק מורי: למה מציגים רישומים. Jacques Mory: Why Are Drawings Presented. http://jpress.org.il/Olive/APA/NLI_Heb/SharedView.Article.aspx?parm=YSdH9JgJg5%2F4D8JRGxSaONYoy4dEEl%2BcEu2JCpwt3WLzhMNWas3jbC8C1BTQFFBlYw%3D%3D&mode=image&href=MAR%2f1963%2f08%2f23&page=15&rtl=true. Hebrew. Maariv. Tel Aviv. 3 April 2017.
  5. Web site: http://www.gutmanmuseum.co.il/%D7%AA%D7%A2%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%9B%D7%95%D7%AA/%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%93%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%AA/item/7-%D7%96%E2%80%99%D7%90%D7%A7-%D7%A7%D7%AA%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%A8-%D7%95%D7%94%D7%A2%D7%99%D7%9F-%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%AA-%D7%9C%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%9C%D7%90%D7%98. he:ז׳אק קתמור והעין השלישית / למות לאט. Jacques Katmor and The Third Eye / Slow Death. Nahum Gutman Museum of Art. Hebrew. 3 April 2017. 29 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151129044959/http://gutmanmuseum.co.il/%D7%AA%D7%A2%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%9B%D7%95%D7%AA/%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%93%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%AA/item/7-%D7%96%E2%80%99%D7%90%D7%A7-%D7%A7%D7%AA%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%A8-%D7%95%D7%94%D7%A2%D7%99%D7%9F-%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%AA-%D7%9C%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%9C%D7%90%D7%98. dead.
  6. News: Barnea. Reut. 9 February 2009. he:רטרוספקטיבה לז׳אק קתמור. A Jacques Katmor Retrospective. http://www.calcalist.co.il/consumer/articles/0,7340,L-3561677,00.html. Hebrew. Calcalist. Tel Aviv. 3 April 2017.
  7. News: 22 April 1965. he:ז׳. מורי־קתמור בגלריה "כץ". J. Mory-Katmor, at the "Katz" Gallery. http://jpress.org.il/Olive/APA/NLI_Heb/SharedView.Article.aspx?parm=XqrnZgbJ1O4HIeDvAc4HdLLSQD7GAPjdS4nQf7x8j3kfQAvEI%2BPPoMqV2d99AYmuYw%3D%3D&mode=image&href=HRT%2f1965%2f04%2f22&page=5&rtl=true. Hebrew. Herut. Jerusalem. 3 April 2017.
  8. News: 12 December 1969. he:מקרה גבר. Kesari. Uri. A Man's Case. http://jpress.org.il/Olive/APA/NLI_Heb/SharedView.Article.aspx?parm=%2FZBcyTM2efPLRDKhPPbd2vtnlysU3sbl%2FKnO4wKYDrCdrx7PiunTqYGGXw%2FclFX7Yw%3D%3D&mode=image&href=MAR%2f1969%2f12%2f12&page=67&rtl=true. Hebrew. Maariv. Tel Aviv. 3 April 2017.
  9. News: 30 December 2011. he:מין, אירוטיקה ויהדות. Sex, Eroticism, and, Judaism. Anderman. Nirit. http://www.haaretz.co.il/gallery/art/1.1604656. Hebrew. Haaretz. Tel Aviv. 3 April 2017.
  10. News: 30 January 2012. he:סקס, סמים ונוסטלגיה. Sex, Drugs, and, Nostalgia. Rabiner. Avishag. http://saloona.co.il/?p=71520%3Fref%3Dsaloona_tags. Hebrew. Saloona. 3 April 2017. 4 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170404050033/http://saloona.co.il/?p=71520%3Fref%3Dsaloona_tags. dead.
  11. News: he:למות לאט + דיון. Slow Death + Discussion. http://www.cinema.co.il/movies/movie.aspx?movieId=7717. Hebrew. Tel Aviv Cinematheque. 3 April 2017. 3 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140903151156/http://cinema.co.il/movies/movie.aspx?movieId=7717. dead.
  12. News: Shkolnik-Brener. Hila. 17 January 2012. he:רישומי עירום, סרטי אוונגרד: מי אתה ז׳אק קתמור?. Nude Drawings, Avant-Garde Films: Who Are You, Jacques Katmor?. http://www.mouse.co.il/art/articles/1.3282256. Hebrew. Ha'ir. Tel Aviv. 4 April 2017.
  13. News: 13 January 2012. he:ז׳אק קתמור וקבוצת ״העין השלישית״ – למות לאט. Jacques Katmor and "The Third Eye" Group – Slow Death. http://www.mouse.co.il/art/exhibitions/1.3504824. Hebrew. Ha'ir. Tel Aviv. 4 April 2017.
  14. News: Halperin. Renana. 19 January 2012. he:אמנות צרפתית וסרטי עירום: סיור אמנותי בנווה צדק. French Art and Nudity Films: An Artistic Excursion in Neve Tzedek. http://www.mouse.co.il/art/articles/1.3282192. Hebrew. Ha'ir. Tel Aviv. 5 April 2017.
  15. News: Slavick. Jean. he:הערב עם ז׳אק מורי־קתמור. Tonight, with Jacques Mory-Katmor. 30 October 1969. http://jpress.org.il/Olive/APA/NLI_Heb/SharedView.Article.aspx?parm=%2FZBcyTM2efPLRDKhPPbd2rV2nYdsaSQH9%2Fa3GO3vj8KEQHwqXyqQ86Nuk9%2FfrauOYw%3D%3D&mode=image&href=MAR%2f1969%2f10%2f30&page=20&rtl=true. Hebrew. Davar. Tel Aviv. 3 April 2017.
  16. News: he:מקרה אישה + מסע. A Woman's Case + Masa. http://www.cinema.co.il/movies/movie.aspx?movieId=7730. Hebrew. Tel Aviv Cinematheque. 4 April 2017. 5 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170405073634/http://www.cinema.co.il/movies/movie.aspx?movieId=7730. dead.
  17. News: Anderman. Nirit. 30 December 2011. he:מקרה איש: עשר שנים למותו של ז'אק קתמור. A Man's Case: A Decade Since Jacques Katmor's Death. http://www.haaretz.co.il/1.1604723. Hebrew. Haaretz. Tel Aviv. 3 April 2017.
  18. News: Davis. Barry. 13 January 2012. Keeping an Eye Open. The Jerusalem Post. Jerusalem. 3 April 2017.
  19. Web site: Jacques Katmor. Sharpe. Zoe. Sang Bleu. 24 March 2014. 3 April 2017.
  20. Web site: Reopening the Third Eye. Sélavy. Virginie. Shani. Tal. 24 November 2016. British Film Institute. 3 April 2017.
  21. News: Grossman. Hagit. 22 March 2012. he:הוזה אל האינסוף. Hallucinating Infinitely. https://musaf-shabbat.com/2012/03/22/%D7%94%D7%95%D7%96%D7%94-%D7%90%D7%9C-%D7%94%D7%90%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%A3-%D7%97%D7%92%D7%99%D7%AA-%D7%92%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%A1%D7%9E%D7%9F/. Hebrew. Makor Rishon. Jerusalem. 3 April 2017.
  22. News: Frosh. Tahel. 17 August 2009. he:ז׳אק קתמור, מקרה גבר. Jacques Katmor, a Man's Case. http://www.mouse.co.il/gallery/1.3338888. Hebrew. Ha'ir. Tel Aviv. 3 April 2017.
  23. Web site: Jacques Katmor and The Third Eye Group: Israeli Counterculture, 1964–1975. Horse Hospital. 3 April 2017. 4 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170404045837/http://www.thehorsehospital.com/past/the-chamber-of-pop-culture-past/jacques-katmor-the-3rd-eye-group/. dead.

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