Tony Conrad Movies

  • 1972
    Ten Years Alive on the Infinite Plain

    Ten Years Alive on the Infinite Plain

    Ten Years Alive on the Infinite Plain

    01972HD

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

    Ten Years Alive on the Infinite Plain
  • 1980
    Teddy Tells Jokes

    Teddy Tells Jokes

    Teddy Tells Jokes

    01980HD

    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...

    Teddy Tells Jokes
  • 1977
    Movie Show

    Movie Show

    Movie Show

    01977HD

    "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
    4-X Attack

    4-X Attack

    4-X Attack

    01973HD

    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
  • 2002
    Scanty Claus

    Scanty Claus

    Scanty Claus

    02002HD

    Mrs. Claus complains because Santa is away.

    Scanty Claus
  • 1987
    Hey Bud

    Hey Bud

    Hey Bud

    01987HD

    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

    01973HD

    7302 Creole
  • 1977
    Tiding over till Tomorrow

    Tiding over till Tomorrow

    Tiding over till Tomorrow

    01977HD

    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
  • 1983
    Beholden to Victory

    Beholden to Victory

    Beholden to Victory

    01983HD

    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
  • 1974
    Film Feedback

    Film Feedback

    Film Feedback

    01974HD

    Negative image is shot from a small rear-projection screen, the film comes out of the camera continuously (in the dark room) and is immediately...

    Film Feedback