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The Chocolate Cello
Jud Yalkut
1973, 30 min, b&w, sound
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Titles by Jud Yalkut
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26'1.1499" For A String Player
4th & 7th Annual New York Avant Garde Festivals
Cinéma Metaphysique: Nos. 2, 3 and 4
Film Video Works #3
Light Display: Color
Opera Sextronique
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The Chocolate Cello
The Electronic Super Highway: Nam June Paik in the Nineties
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Description
Ordering & Fees
Documents
Titles by Jud Yalkut
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26'1.1499" For A String Player
4th & 7th Annual New York Avant Garde Festivals
Cinéma Metaphysique: Nos. 2, 3 and 4
Film Video Works #3
Light Display: Color
Opera Sextronique
Some Manipulations
Television as a Creative Medium
The Chocolate Cello
The Electronic Super Highway: Nam June Paik in the Nineties
Video Synthesizer and "TV Cello" Collectibles
Video-Film Concert
The Chocolate Cello
Jud Yalkut
1973, 30 min, b&w, sound
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JUD YALKUT: Daylong Tribute Screening at EAI
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