Tony Conrad Movies

  • 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
  • 1967
    The Eye of Count Flickerstein

    The Eye of Count Flickerstein

    The Eye of Count Flickerstein

    01967HD

    A Dracula parody where the camera moves to the eye of Count Flickerstein and the image changes to static-like patterns.

    The Eye of Count Flickerstein
  • 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
    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
  • 1973
    7360 Sukiyaki

    7360 Sukiyaki

    7360 Sukiyaki

    01973HD

    Film notable for being created by physically "cooking" the film stock, similar to his other 1973 work, "Curried 7302". The name likely references...

    7360 Sukiyaki
  • 1971
    Four Square

    Four Square

    Four Square

    01971HD

    Four Square is a film designed for four screens surrounding the audience. Through its spatial distribution of abstract image and sound it begins to...

    Four Square
  • 1985
    Run Dick, Run Jane

    Run Dick, Run Jane

    Run Dick, Run Jane

    01985HD

    This version of the Dick and Jane and Baby Sally tale was influenced by Dorothy Bloch, who stresses the role of childhood fear that the parent will...

    Run Dick, Run Jane
  • 1977
    Cycles of 3s and 7s

    Cycles of 3s and 7s

    Cycles of 3s and 7s

    01977HD

    “Cycles of 3s and 7s is a doubled statement. First and foremost, it is a commentary on computer art and the role of computers in video....

    Cycles of 3s and 7s
  • 1986
    Weak Bodies and Strong Wills

    Weak Bodies and Strong Wills

    Weak Bodies and Strong Wills

    01986HD

    The visual track of Weak Bodies and Strong Wills comes from my 1973 film, Enlightenment through Experience: Interim Semester at Albright College. The...

    Weak Bodies and Strong Wills
  • 1985
    In Line

    In Line

    In Line

    01985HD

    A trisection of the spectators’ power over their own image language: word, trance, and command are installed as valences of the artist’s...

    In Line
  • 2005
    Conversation II

    Conversation II

    Conversation II

    02005HD

    A short video by Tony Conrad.

    Conversation II