Completely in the present is a nonfiction film examining the pioneering life and works of artist, musician, and educator, tony conrad. Tony conrad, who died last year, was a filmmaker, musician and artist and yet, apart from a coterie of people involved in these fields, virtually noone has ever heard of him. Tony conrad performing at the knitting factory in nyc on april 28, 1994. Mar 24, 2017 tony conrad is as punk rock as anyone who ever had the audacity to. Feature documentary on the pioneering life and work of iconoclastic filmmaker.
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As a minimalist film maker, musician, and artist, conrads works are about as minimal as it gets. Completely in the present jason i have been listening to tony conrads music religiously and that is the right word, because it is enveloping spiritual music since i was a teenager in the 90s. Completely in the present followed by a talkback with producer christine beebe mfa film directing 05 and director tyler hubby. Conrad was one of the great american artists of our time, and performed as part of the 10th anniversary edition of supersonic. Completely in the present is an experimental, nonfiction film examining the pioneering life and works of artist, musician, and educator, tony conrad. His vast, interdisciplinary repertoire has singlehandedly created and influenced major tony conrad was one the great american artists. Tony conrad was one the great american artists of our time, yet to the world at large he remains criminally under appreciated. Join us for a screening of tyler hubbys documentary tony conrad. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. It requires no prerequisite knowledge of the subject, but it never shies away from its complex radicalism.
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