Greene Naftali

Exhibition

TONY CONRAD

Ground Floor Through August 7, 2026

A photograph of shiny black film stock tangled together. In white text, “Tony Conrad” is written.

The Flicker (30 minutes) screens daily at 12 PM, 2 PM, and 4 PM

Straight and Narrow (10 minutes) screens daily at 11 AM and 3 PM

Tony Conrad (1940–2016) was a galvanic figure across multiple strains of the avant-garde. His protean career spanned five decades and resisted authority in all its forms; as Conrad remarked, “the job of an artist is to discover laws to violate that haven’t been made yet.” Best known as a trailblazer in the fields of both drone music and structural film, he also worked in video, performance, painting, installation, public access television, and “paracinema”: experiential works that defied the logic of what the moving image might be.

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A photograph of an art composition of grey and shiny film stock and microfilm in a black frame. — Tony Conrad
Flicker Matte, 1974
Kalvar 16mm film stock and microfilm
21 1/2 x 27 1/4 in (55 x 69 cm)

An installation shot of a room with white walls and concrete floors. Two jars rest on a white stand in the middle of the room, a tilted wooden shelf with paper is built against a white wall, and an artwork hangs on the wall. — Installation view, Tony Conrad, Greene Naftali, New York, 2026

A photograph of a glass jar with a gold-painted lid. The inside of the jar is dark with film stock, vinegar, vegetables, and spices. A label on the jar reads, “PICKLED E.K 7302-244-0502 #1” by “Tony Conrad, March 2006.” — Tony Conrad
Pickled E.K. 7302-244-0502 #1, March 2006, 2006
16mm film stock preserved in pickling jar with vinegar, vegetables and spices
6 3/4 x 4 x 4 inches (17 x 10 x 10 cm)

A photograph of a glass jar with a gold-painted lid. The inside of the jar is dark with film stock, vinegar, vegetables, and spices. A label on the jar reads, “PICKLED E.K 7302-244-0502 #9” by “Tony Conrad, May 2006.” — Tony Conrad
Pickled E.K. 7302-244-0502 #9, May 2006, 2006
16mm film stock preserved in pickling jar with vinegar, vegetables and spices
6 3/4 x 4 x 4 inches (17 x 10 x 10 cm)

A close up of the engraving on a glass jar, with the inside dark from vinegar and pieces of film. — Tony Conrad, Pickled E.K. 7302-244-0502 #1, March 2006, 2006 (detail)

An installation shot of a titled wooden shelf on a white wall displaying pieces of paper. In front of the shelf is a white stand on which two glass jars are presented. — Installation view, Tony Conrad, Greene Naftali, New York, 2026

A photograph of two pages inside an old, yellow notebook. Handwriting reads, “Framing for ‘Flicker’” and squares are filled in with blue pen and numbers are written at the top. — Tony Conrad, frame speed planning for The Flicker, c. 1965

An installation shot of a dimly lit room with spotlights on the yellow artwork hanging on the walls. In the center of the room is a short white pedestal on which three items rest. — Installation view, Tony Conrad, Greene Naftali, New York, 2026

A large artwork with a white paper base on which a mustard yellow square bordered by a black outline is painted. — Tony Conrad
Yellow Movie 4/3/73, 1973
Emulsion: Honey beige low lustre enamel, water base, tinted midtone base
Base: Studio white seamless paper
126 1/2 x 107 inches (321 x 272 cm)

An installation shot of a large yellow painting is hanging on a wall and in front of it rests a short pedestal on which art compositions are presented. — Installation view, Tony Conrad, Greene Naftali, New York, 2026

A large artwork with a white paper base on which a light yellow square bordered by a black outline is painted. — Tony Conrad
Yellow Movie 12/14-15/72, 1972
Emulsion: Citron tinted low lustre enamel, Speedflex
Latex Colorizer, Brooklyn Paint & Varnish Co.
Base: White seamless paper
90 1/2 x 107 inches (230 x 272 cm)

A short pedestal on which three compositions made of film are presented. — Installation view, Tony Conrad, Greene Naftali, New York, 2026

An image of a circular and multi-dimensional art composition created from roasted kalvar film stock. It is textured, black, and shiny. — Tony Conrad
Roast Kalvar, 1974
Roasted 16mm Kalvar film stock
5 x 6 x 9 1/2 inches (13 x 15 x 24 cm)

16mm film arranged into a circular shape. — Tony Conrad
Bowed Film, 1974/2014
16 mm film
Dimensions variable
Installed: 5 1/2 x 5 x 5/8 in (14 x 13 x 2 cm)

An image of a circular and multi-dimensional art composition created from fried film stock. It is textured and rusted. — Tony Conrad
Deep Fried 7302, 1973
Fried EK 7302 16mm film stock
5 x 4 x 1 in (13 x 10 x 3 cm)
Canister: 7 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 2 in (19 x 19 x 3 cm)

Fried film stock curled around each other in an art composition. The colors of it are rusty and dark. — Tony Conrad, Deep Fried 7302, 1973 (detail)

A short pedestal on which three compositions made of film are presented. — Installation view, Tony Conrad, Greene Naftali, New York, 2026

An installation shot of a white square projected onto a wall in a dark room. — Tony Conrad
The Flicker, 1966
16mm, black and white, sound

A still of a black background with white text presenting a warning to the viewer for the film, “The Flicker.”

A monochromatic graphic that showcases stylized text that says, “Conrad Presents” in bold letters against a textured gray background. — Tony Conrad, The Flicker, 1966 (stills)

A black square.

An installation shot of a white square with standardized light grey horizontal lines projected onto a wall in a dark room. — Tony Conrad and Beverly Grant
Straight and Narrow, 1970
16mm, black and white, sound
10 minutes

A still of black and white vertical lines.

A still of a black background with white text that says, “Tony and Beverly Conrad Present.” — Tony Conrad and Beverly Grant
Straight and Narrow, 1970 (stills)

A still of a black and white checkered pattern.

An image of a projection on a wall in a dark room, in which the bottom of the projection lines up with the concrete floor. The projection is of a man opening a door in a wooden room. — Tony Conrad
Loose Connection, 1972/2011
Super 8 to 16 mm/HD video
54 min, 54 sec

A still of a man in brown pants holding hands with a toddler in a red shirt. The torso of the man is not visible.

A still of a room with overhead circular lights and circular decorations with words printed on them. — Tony Conrad, Loose Connection, 1972/2011 (stills)

A still of a man in a suit outside of a building in a city.

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