Tony Conrad
Born
July 3, 1940
Died
April 9, 2016 (75 years old)
Known For
Directing
Place of Birth
Concord, New Hampshire, USA
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.
Known For
The Velvet Underground
Self (voice)
2021
Escape From Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith
Himself (archive footage)
2017
Tony Conrad: Completely in the Present
Himself
2016
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
Self
2013
The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye
2012
Lower East Side 12.12.12: Tony Conrad Interviewed by Michael Cohen
Self
2012
Tony Conrad: DreaMinimalist
2008
365 Day Project
2007
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
Self
2007
Grading Tips for Teachers
Himself
2003
Music in the Afternoon
Self
2002
Scanty Claus
Mrs. Claus
2002
Grandma Baba and Little Boris
Old Bandy Legs
2000
Birth of a Nation
Self
1997
The Genius
Dirk Dirkson
1993
Home Movies 1971-81
1985
In Line
1985
Palace of Error
1982
Accordion
1981
Teddy Tells Jokes
1980
Tiding over till Tomorrow
1977
The Invasion of Thunderbolt Pagoda
1968
Joan of Arc
Self
1967
Normal Love
Mummy
1964