kieselguhr kid Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 "The avant-garde filmmaker and composer Tony Conrad, whose work inspired thousands of artists and pushed the boundaries of what art could achieve, died early April 9 at 76 after a struggle with prostate cancer. The immediate cause of death was pneumonia. Conrad, who taught in the University at Buffalo's media study department since 1976, was idolized by a generation of composers, musicians and artists who credit him with changing the course of American art and music with his seemingly endless series of inventive projects, performances and installations. An event honoring Conrad's career and retirement had been planned for May 2 in the University at Buffalo's Center for the Arts. A short bio, pasted from a press release announcing that event, is below: Tony Conrad cannot be put into a box. Best known as an experimental musician and filmmaker, he is also a painter, writer, video and performance artist, and eminent mentor and teacher. In 1966, Conrad made Flicker, a seminal work in structural and phenomenological film. Other prominent works include Coming Attraction and Straight and Narrow (1970), Articulation of Boolean Algebra for Film Opticals (1975), Phonograph andCycles of 3's and 7's (1977), Hail the Fallen (1981), and In Line (1986). While his films often examine perceptual issues, he also explores narrative structures in his video works. In the 1970s and 80s, Conrad began investigating socio-cultural power structures, which led to the creation of Squeaky Wheel and various community focused projects (Studio of the Streets, Homework Helpline)." from The Buffalo News this is bad news indeed. he was one of the best. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perunamuusi Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 interview from a couple of weeks ago that has been doing the rounds on fb todayhttp://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/mar/22/people-thought-we-were-on-drugs-and-we-were-tony-conrad-the-great-avant-garde-adventurer sad loss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hello spiral Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Huge fan of Flicker RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaderpansen Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Tony Conrad cannot be put into a box wrong! https://www.discogs.com/de/Tony-Conrad-Early-Minimalism-Volume-One/release/680710 ... which i shall put on in his memory... RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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