Tony Conrad
American, 1940–2016
- Introduction
- Anthony Schmalz Conrad (March 7, 1940 – April 9, 2016) was an American video artist, experimental filmmaker, musician, composer, sound artist, teacher, and writer. Active in a variety of media since the early 1960s, he was a pioneer of both drone music and structural film. As a musician, he was an important figure in the New York minimalist scene of the 1960s, during which time he performed as part of the Theatre of Eternal Music (along with John Cale, La Monte Young, Marian Zazeela, Terry Riley, and others). He became recognized as a filmmaker for his 1966 film The Flicker. He performed and collaborated with a wide range of artists over the course of his career.
- Wikidata
- Q481477
- Introduction
- Conrad first became known as a musician and filmmaker in the downtown Manhattan avant-garde of the 1960s. He created sound works based on drones, such as "Four Violins," 1964, and a film work in 1966, "The Flicker," created with alternating black and white frames. He performed with La Monte Young's Theater of Eternal Music, and assembled the soundtrack of Jack Smith's "Flaming Creatures," in which he also appeared as an actor. His work has been exhibited at the Whitney Museum of American Art,
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Roles
- Artist, Cinematographer, Computer Programmer, Professor, Educator, Writer, Musician, Painter, Performance Artist, Video Artist
- Names
- Tony Conrad, Anthony Schmaltz Conrad
- Ulan
- 500334788
Works
2 works online
Exhibitions
Looking at Music 3.0
Feb 16–May 30, 2011
MoMA
Here Is Every. Four Decades of Contemporary Art
Sep 10, 2008–Mar 23, 2009
MoMA
Volume: Bed of Sound
Jul 2–Sep 30, 2000
MoMA PS1
Film (Spring 1988): Kitsch, Psychedelia, Headlines, Quotations
Jun 2–12, 1988
MoMA PS1
Film (Winter 1983): Films of the 60's
Jan 16–Mar 6, 1983
MoMA PS1
Projects: Video XXXII
Jan 31–Mar 11, 1980
MoMA
Sunday Performance Series
Oct 7–Nov 18, 1979
MoMA PS1
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