Tony Conrad Movies

  • 1961
    The Autumn Feast

    The Autumn Feast

    The Autumn Feast

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    A deliberately non-synchronous film, shot in 8mm with the sound on tape. Piero Heliczer reads his poem "The Autumn Feast," and the visuals interact...

    The Autumn Feast
  • 1983
    Beholden to Victory

    Beholden to Victory

    Beholden to Victory

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    Using the devices of the war film genre, Tony Conrad cast his film with friends and colleagues, such as Mike Kelley, David Antin, Sheldon Nodelman, ...

    Beholden to Victory
  • 1987
    Hey Bud

    Hey Bud

    Hey Bud

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    Hey Bud begins with the suicide of Bud Dwyer, a government official who killed himself on television. Writes Zando: "I view the suicide as...

    Hey Bud
  • 2002
    Music in the Afternoon

    Music in the Afternoon

    Music in the Afternoon

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    Fellow violinist and artist Tony Conrad, in collaboration with software engineer Tom Demeyer, made for Steina the instrument seen in this title....

    Music in the Afternoon
  • 1977
    Concord Ultimatum

    Concord Ultimatum

    Concord Ultimatum

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    "Originally intended as one scene in a larger work concerned with the metaphorical destruction of the viewer (through demolition of the camera),...

    Concord Ultimatum
  • 2012
    Lower East Side 12.12.12: Tony Conrad Interviewed by Michael Cohen

    Lower East Side 12.12.12: Tony Conrad Interviewed by Michael Cohen

    Lower East Side 12.12.12: Tony Conrad Interviewed by Michael Cohen

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    Tony Conrad interviewed on the streets of NYC.

    Lower East Side 12.12.12: Tony Conrad Interviewed by Michael Cohen
  • 1973
    4-X Attack

    4-X Attack

    4-X Attack

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    A machine-gun film roll of 4-X negative film was exposed using pressure (hammering) and was flashed in its exploded physical configuration.

    4-X Attack
  • 2011
    Loose Connection

    Loose Connection

    Loose Connection

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    To make Loose Connection, Conrad built a camera that moved in two directions simultaneously: it could be rolled backward and forward on a waist-high...

    Loose Connection
  • 1985
    In Line

    In Line

    In Line

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    A trisection of the spectators’ power over their own image language: word, trance, and command are installed as valences of the artist’s...

    In Line
  • 1977
    Tiding over till Tomorrow

    Tiding over till Tomorrow

    Tiding over till Tomorrow

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    Originally debuted in 1977, where it took the form of a dual slide projection with live piano accompaniment by the artist. In the 2012 installation...

    Tiding over till Tomorrow