Tony Conrad
American filmmaker, violinist and composer (1940-2016) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 76
Anthony Schmalz Conrad 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.
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Tony Conrad: Completely in the PresentFilm, 2016Himself2011
Loose ConnectionFilm, Director2005Conversation IIFilm, Director2002
Music in the AfternoonFilm1999
Laboratorium AnthologyFilm1993
The GeniusFilm, Dirk Dirkson1985
Home Movies 1971-81Film1981
AccordionFilm, Director1977
Cycles of 3s and 7sFilm, Director1974
Film FeedbackFilm, Director1970Straight and NarrowFilm, Director1967
Joan of ArcFilm1965
Normal LoveFilm, Mummy1940Born7 March 1940People around Tony
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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. 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.
