Friday 13 June 2008, 19.00

Minimal cinema with maximal effect. Few films provide the intense, stroboscopic viewing experience of The Flicker, a non-objective film composed only of opaque and clear frames, and a pulsing electronic soundtrack.

Conrad’s cinematic debut still astounds audiences four decades after its creation, and will be screened together with other works exploring audio-visual harmonics and the radical production processes of cooked and electrocuted films. Programme includes The Flicker, Curried 7302, 7302 Creole, Electrocuted 4-X (Second Series), Film Feedback, Articulation of Boolean Algebra for Film Opticals (excerpt) and Straight and Narrow.

The screening, introduced by Tony Conrad, will be followed by a reception to celebrate the publication of Beyond the Dream Syndicate: Tony Conrad and the Arts after Cage by Branden W Joseph (Zone Books/MIT).

The Flicker, Tony Conrad, USA, 1966, 30 min

Curried 7302, Tony Conrad, USA, 1973, 2 min

7302 Creole, Tony Conrad, USA, 1973, 1 min

Electrocuted 4-X (Second Series), Tony Conrad, USA, 1974, 10 min

Film Feedback, Tony Conrad, USA, 1974, 14 min

Articulation of Boolean Algebra for Film Opticals, Tony Conrad, USA, 1975, 10 min excerpt

Straight and Narrow, Beverly & Tony Conrad, USA, 1970, 10 min

This screening features flickering and stroboscopic images. Not recommended for those susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.

Curated by Stuart Comer, Alice Koegel and Mark Webber

Tate Modern  Starr Auditorium
£5 (£4 concessions), booking recommended
Price includes drinks afterwards

    

With support from The MIT Press and Zone Books.

This event is related to the Tony Conrad exhibition