Tony Conrad
Known For
Directing
Born
1940-07-03 in Concord, New Hampshire, USA
Died
2016-04-09
Biography
Anthony Schmalz "Tony" Conrad was an American avant-garde 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 structural film and drone music. He performed and collaborated with a wide range of artists over the course of his career, most prominently La Monte Young's 1960s New York experimental music group Theatre of Eternal Music.
Most Known For
The Velvet Underground
as Self (voice)
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
as Self
Home Movies 1971-81
365 Day Project
as Self
Normal Love
as Mummy
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
as Self
The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye
Birth of a Nation
as Self
The Invasion of Thunderbolt Pagoda
Tony Conrad: Completely in the Present
as Himself
In Line
Scanty Claus
as Mrs. Claus
Accordion
Joan of Arc
as Self
The Genius
as Dirk Dirkson
Escape From Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith
as Himself (archive footage)
Grading Tips for Teachers
as Himself
Palace of Error
Teddy Tells Jokes
Lower East Side 12.12.12: Tony Conrad Interviewed by Michael Cohen
as Self