Tony Oursler
Biography
Tony Oursler’s expressionistic reveries incorporate phantasmagoric sets and rambling stream-of-diseased-consciousness narrative that serve to illustrate the depths of a psyche becoming unhinged. Oursler’s early tapes of personal investigation and social reflection earned him a cult following among New York audiences; his more recent installation work has used projected images on sculptural forms. Oursler has collaborated with a number of other artists, including Constance DeJong, Joe Gibbons, an...
Tony Oursler’s expressionistic reveries incorporate phantasmagoric sets and rambling stream-of-diseased-consciousness narrative that serve to illustrate the depths of a psyche becoming unhinged. Oursler’s early tapes of personal investigation and social reflection earned him a cult following among New York audiences; his more recent installation work has used projected images on sculptural forms. Oursler has collaborated with a number of other artists, including Constance DeJong, Joe Gibbons, and the band Sonic Youth.
Filmography (22)
The Teacher
2023
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Exquisite Moving Corpse
2022
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Imponderable
2016
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Tony Conrad: Completely in the Present
2016
New York Influence City
2011
Are We Going to Have to Go Through with This Again?
2008
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9/11
2001
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The Genius
1993
Goo
1991
On Our Own
1990
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Joyride (TM)
1988
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Sucker
1987
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EVOL
1985
🎬 DirectorSpinout
1983
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Son of Oil
1982
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Grand Mal
1981
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The Loner
1980
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Garage Sale II
1980
The Weak Bullet
1980
🎬 DirectorLife of Phillis
1979
🎬 DirectorDiamond
1979
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