Tony Conrad Movies

“A theory discourse among three participants, enacted in silhouette.” –Tony Conrad

Stroboscopic vertical lines on a loop accompanying minimalist drone music compositions.

Made out of six patterns of alternating black and white imposed upon the full surface of the film strip.

Mrs. Claus complains because Santa is away.

Tony Conrad interviewed on the streets of NYC.

This exquisite single shot is a complement to Combat Status Go. Here the viewer is positioned casually, even though every other element in the film...

Four Square is a film designed for four screens surrounding the audience. Through its spatial distribution of abstract image and sound it begins to...

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

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, ...

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

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