Completely in the present is a nonfiction film examining the pioneering life and works of filmmaker, musician, artist and educator, tony conrad. Completely in the present mirrors conrads own playfully radical approach to art making. Combining intimate footage of tony and his collaborators shot over the last twenty years, his own archive of recordings and films, and interviews with fans and colleagues, the film reveals not. Conrad was one of the great american artists of our time, and performed as part of the 10th anniversary edition of supersonic. With mike bonanno, john cale, tony conrad, david grubbs. Utilizing intimate footage of tony and his collaborators shot over the last twentytwo years, as well as his own archive of recordings and films, tony conrad. Now his life, in all its wayward and sometimes comical complexity, is captured in tyler hubbys documentary tony conrad. Tony conrad completely in the present dokumentarfilm, us 2018. This month mubi is screening tyler hubbys documentary tony conrad.
Ten years alive on the infinite plain superior viaduct, 2017. Active in a variety of media since the early 1960s, he was a pioneer of both structural film and drone music. Completely in the present 2016 from april 8 may 8, 2017 in the united kingdom and united states. Not rated 1h 36min documentary 31 march 2017 usa tony conrad. A 2009 interview with conrad by cinematheques artistic. Aug 30, 2016 its hard to imagine a better tribute to tony conrad than tyler hubbys film. Offizieller deutscher kinotrailer zu dem film tony conrad completely in the present. This definitive film explores his profound impact on generations of artists. Tony conrad doesnt reminisce like those artists whose discourse essentially fetishizes, classifies, and files away their own glory years. He is musically known in the 60s for his abrasive violin drones and collaboration in the american dream syndicate. Completely in the present will be embarking on an international tour throughout the rest of 2016 and into 2017. Completely in the present 2016, tyler hubby, 102 min. April california institute of the arts april 5 kampnagel, hamburg with perfromances by stephen omalley and pnin january 11 european theatrical premiere screenings 2017. This documentary captures the antic personality of mr.
Screening was followed by a conversation between chief curator andrea lissoni and director tyler hubby and a performance by david grubbs, jennifer walshe and paige sarlin. Utilizing intimate footage of tony and his collaborators shot over the last 22 years, as well as his own archive of recordings and films, tony conrad. Poland 14 may 2017 docs against gravity film festival israel 17 july 2017 jerusalem film festival. Tony conrad completely in the present official selection. The broad is pleased to present the west coast premiere of tyler hubbys documentary film, tony conrad. In 20 conrad visited genoa to open his first solo exhibition in italy. Completely in the present, tyler hubbys rich and loving portrait of conrad as well as tonights evening of films. Mar 31, 2017 tony conrad completely in the present david dvorchak march 31, 2017 comments off on tony conrad completely in the present uncategorized a nonfiction film examining the pioneering life and works of artist, musician, and educator, tony conrad. Completely in the present, which focuses on the life of the musician, filmmaker and teacher who died in april 2016. Indeed i definitely thought and still find myself to wondering whether or not tony conrad is insane. Last year, tony conrad an avantgarde video artist, experimental filmmaker, musician, composer, and sound artistdied at the age of 76.
Mubi is exclusively playing tyler hubbys tony conrad. Anthony schmalz tony conrad march 7, 1940 april 9, 2016 was an american avantgarde video artist, experimental filmmaker, musician, composer, sound artist, teacher, and writer. Jun 03, 2017 a newly unearthed recording of an audacious but somewhat overlooked conrad masterwork for a small droning ensemble and blackandwhite film, ten years alive on the infinite plain, is the most. The experimental label which has released records by tony conrad pictured above, john cale, rhys chatham, keiji haino, thurston moore, and jim orourke, among. Completely in the present, we have prepared well for this article you read and download the information therein.
Mar 30, 2017 conrad would be rediscovered from time to time, even getting some mainstream press attention before his death last april aged 76. Poland 14 may 2017 docs against gravity film festival israel 17 july 2017 jerusalem film festival new zealand 22 july 2017 new zealand international film festival germany 11 january 2018. Film was just one of many mediums for tony conrad, whose limitless capacity for invention is ably captured in tyler hubbys tony conrad. Conrad was one the great american artists of our time, we were honoured to have him perform as part of. Tony conrad was born on march 7, 1940 in concord, new hampshire, usa as anthony schmalz conrad. Completely in the present places his fifty years of influence at the forefront and explore his profound impact on generations of artists. Apr 09, 2016 this page was last edited on 11 february 2019, at 07. Its tough to imagine watching this film and not feeling immediately compelled to dive into tony conrad s work. Premiering to the world at large, tony conrad s gobsmacking quintessential opus ten years alive on the infinite plain is now available to hear for the first time, featuring laurie spiegel and rhys chatham and arriving via superior viaduct just over a year since the death of the iconoclastic avantgarde violinist and composer in 2016. Anthony schmalz tony conrad march 7, 1940 april 9, 2016 was an american avantgarde. Tony conrad was one the great american artists of his time, yet to the world at large he remains criminally under appreciated. Conrad was relentless and rigorous in expanding the parameters of the fields in which he worked. Since the early 1960s, conrads films and compositions have been the stuff of legend for artists and musicians everywhere.
Official selection chicago underground film festival 2016 leeds international film festival. Completely in the present examines the pioneering life and works of the artist, musician, and educator. If you, like me, had never heard of conrad before you may think him a bit strange upon first watching the movie. Completely in the present is a nonfiction film examining the pioneering life and works of artist, musician, and educator, tony conrad. The evening continues with conrads widow paige sarlin playing alongside david grubbs and jenny. A nonfiction film examining the pioneering life and works of artist, musician, and educator, tony conrad. Completely in the present copresented by fusebox festival. Premiering to the world at large, tony conrads gobsmacking quintessential opus ten years alive on the infinite plain is now available to hear for the first time, featuring laurie spiegel and rhys chatham and arriving via superior viaduct just over a year since the death of the iconoclastic avantgarde violinist and composer in 2016. Feature documentary on the pioneering life and work of iconoclastic filmmaker. Tony conrads 200hour avantgarde piano composition, music. Conrad, tony ten years alive on the infinite plain amazon. Nov 06, 2016 tony conrad performing at the knitting factory in nyc on april 28, 1994.
Tony conrad was such a good minimalist, he was almost. The team behind tyler hubbys documentary filminprogress tony conrad. Completely in the present 2016 an overview of the pioneering life and works of artist, filmmaker, musician, and educator tony conrad. Completely in the present posted the following comment on facebook on 9 april. Jackofalltrades tony conrad had a bigger influence on postwar art than many people might think.
Completely in the present is essential viewing for anyone. He died on april 9, 2016 in cheektowaga, new york, usa. Conrad would be rediscovered from time to time, even getting some mainstream press attention before his death last april aged 76. Tony conrad was one the great american artists of our time, yet to the world at large he remains criminally under appreciated. Londons tate modern hosts an evening dedicated to tony conrad. The film examines the pioneering life and work of artist.
Shifting from music to film, to performance, to teaching, to video, to visual art, to public television, the uncompromising artist challenged his audience to redefine film, music and time. Tony conrad biography anthony schmaltz conrad march 7, 1940 concord, new hampshire, usa april 9, 2016 tony conrad is an american multimedia and experimental artist. Jun 02, 2018 in conjunction with the guelph film festival, we are pleased to present this feature documentary about the pioneering life and works of this legendary artist, musician and educator. Tony conrad, completely in the present the new york. Completely in the present hallo friend references film children, in the article you read this time with the title thoughts on tony conrad. The experimental and diy spirit of the city in the 60s inflected all of his. Since the early 1960s, conrad s films and compositions have been the stuff of legend for artists and musicians everywhere. Ten years alive on the infinite plain is the quintessential work of artistfilmmakercomposer tony conrad. The film examines the pioneering life and work of artist, musician, and educator, tony conrad, and this special iteration of the unprivate collection series highlights both his extraordinary career and his influence on the work of broad collection. Otherworldly musical genius also formed the basis of two intriguing documentaries. Soundtrack to lament from epirus released as download resonance fm launches expansion of digital.
Completely in the present mirrors conrad s own playfully radical approach to art making. Apr 11, 2017 seccao indiemusic longas metragens tony conrad. Completely in the present does an admirable job of compressing a massively important and influential. Mar 24, 2017 tony conrad was such a good minimalist, he was almost forgotten the theater of eternal music performing in 1965. The release coincides with a series of special memorial events to be held across the u. One the great american artists of our time, yet to the world at large conrad remains criminally under appreciated. Oct 21, 2016 tony conrad is one the great, multitalented american artists of our time, since the early 1960s, conrads films and musical compositions have been the stuff of legend. Tony conrad anthony schmaltz conrad, march 7, 1940 april 9, 2016 was an american avantgarde video artist, experimental filmmaker, musician, composer, sound artist, teacher and writer from baltimore, maryland. Tony conrad 19402016 was the subject of an neafunded immersive cinema residency hosted by cinematheque in 2009. Completely in the present does an admirable job of compressing a massively important and influential career into a featurelength documentary without feeling rushed. Tony conrad ten years alive on the infinite plain boomkat. Joyous, exhilarating, and transformative, tyler hubbys documentary tony conrad. This energetic documentary brings the inspiring conrad one last time to rotterdam, completely in the present. The result is an artistic documentary, examining the pioneering life and works of filmmaker, musician, artist and educator, tony conrad.
Its tough to imagine watching this film and not feeling immediately compelled to dive into tony conrads work. Completely in the present is an experimental, nonfiction film examining the pioneering life and works of artist, musician, and educator, tony conrad. Comprised of both film installation and minimalist score for amplified strings, ten years leaps across genre and medium to connect his revolutionary structural filmmaking with the experiments in longduration sound that conrad had begun in. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Its hard to imagine a better tribute to tony conrad than tyler hubbys film. The chicago underground film festival is proud to present the world premiere of tony conrad. The film consists of only completely black and completely white images, which. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Apr 10, 2017 this month mubi is screening tyler hubbys documentary tony conrad. One of the things the music represented was the absence of the composer, mr. He was a director and actor, known for flaming creatures 1963, film feedback 1974 and the flicker 1965. A version of this article appears in print on march 31, 2017, section c.