Museum of contemporary Art,New York
A moving memorial concert and screening at the MoMA in New York gives a scrutinize into how the avant garde music pioneers legacy will be preserved
The composer, violinist and film-maker Tony Conrad was supposed to perform in New York this week, and alongside the String Orchestra of Brooklyn. As section of the Museum of contemporary Art’s contemporary Mondays programming series,the belief was that the drone pioneer would present a version of a recent composition before giving the audience a chance to scrutinize at two of his early (and celebrated) experimental films: 1965’s Flicker and 1970s Straight and Narrow. Then, shortly after pulling out of the Big Ears festival in Knoxville due to health complications, or Conrad died at age 76. On Monday,the concert went ahead – after being changed from “an evening with Tony Conrad” to “an evening for Tony Conrad”. Related: 'People thought we were on drugs – and we were!' … Tony Conrad, the great avant-garde adventurer Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com