Tony Conrad Movies

  • 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
  • 1983
    Beholden to Victory

    Beholden to Victory

    Beholden to Victory

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    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
  • 1988
    Vidi Vici: Narrative and the death of desire

    Vidi Vici: Narrative and the death of desire

    Vidi Vici: Narrative and the death of desire

    01988HD

    If the intersection of desire and authority is phallus, the intersection of absence and vigilance is vagina. The tape’s laconic title (I saw, I...

    Vidi Vici: Narrative and the death of desire
  • 2003
    Grading Tips for Teachers

    Grading Tips for Teachers

    Grading Tips for Teachers

    02003HD

    Tony Conrad provides useful & alternative grading tips for teachers. Made in Buffalo, NY.

    Grading Tips for Teachers
  • 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
  • 2002
    Music in the Afternoon

    Music in the Afternoon

    Music in the Afternoon

    02002HD

    Fellow violinist and artist Tony Conrad, in collaboration with software engineer Tom Demeyer, made for Steina the instrument seen in this title....

    Music in the Afternoon
  • 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
  • 2005
    Conversation II

    Conversation II

    Conversation II

    02005HD

    A short video by Tony Conrad.

    Conversation II
  • 2011
    Loose Connection

    Loose Connection

    Loose Connection

    02011HD

    To make Loose Connection, Conrad built a camera that moved in two directions simultaneously: it could be rolled backward and forward on a waist-high...

    Loose Connection
  • 1988
    The A Ha! Experience

    The A Ha! Experience

    The A Ha! Experience

    01988HD

    A young woman, on the brink of sexual awakening, is shocked by the presence of her mother in bed. The imagined presence of the mother's body haunts...

    The A Ha! Experience