The Unfolding of a Vision: Anthony Conrad’s Radical Aesthetic Anthony Schmaltz Conrad, known universally as Tony Conrad, was an artist who defied easy categorization. Born in Concord, New Hampshire, on March 7, 1940, and passing away on April 9, 2016, in Cheektowaga, New York, his six-decade career wasn’t a linear progression but rather an expansive exploration of sound, vision, film, performance, and the very nature of perception. To call him simply a filmmaker feels inadequate; he was equally compelling as a violinist, composer, television producer, and professor—a true polymath whose work…