Tony Conrad Movies

  • 2014
    This Is Cosmos

    This Is Cosmos

    This Is Cosmos

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    Based on the ideas of Russian philosopher, Nikolai Fedorov, Anton Vidokle’s film was shot in Siberia, Crimea, and Kazakhstan. Fedorov, like...

    This Is Cosmos
  • 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
  • 1967
    The Eye of Count Flickerstein

    The Eye of Count Flickerstein

    The Eye of Count Flickerstein

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    A Dracula parody where the camera moves to the eye of Count Flickerstein and the image changes to static-like patterns.

    The Eye of Count Flickerstein
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1981
    Accordion

    Accordion

    Accordion

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    “A man, an accordion, a ladder, and a video camera. It’s as simple as that.” - Andrew Lampert

    Accordion
  • 1985
    Run Dick, Run Jane

    Run Dick, Run Jane

    Run Dick, Run Jane

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    This version of the Dick and Jane and Baby Sally tale was influenced by Dorothy Bloch, who stresses the role of childhood fear that the parent will...

    Run Dick, Run Jane
  • 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
  • 1973
    7302 Creole

    7302 Creole

    7302 Creole

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    7302 Creole
  • 1977
    Movie Show

    Movie Show

    Movie Show

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    "A curiosity, Movie Show looks backward to the era of structural films, particularly Ken Jacobs’s Tom, Tom, the Piper’s Son. The clip of...

    Movie Show
  • 1973
    7360 Sukiyaki

    7360 Sukiyaki

    7360 Sukiyaki

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    Film notable for being created by physically "cooking" the film stock, similar to his other 1973 work, "Curried 7302". The name likely references...

    7360 Sukiyaki