Bruce Conner

Biography

Bruce Conner (November 18, 1933 - July 7, 2008) was an American artist renowned for his work in film, drawing, sculpture, painting, collage, and photography, among other disciplines. He first attracted public attention in the 1950s with his nylon-shrouded assemblages—complex sculptures of found objects such as women's stockings, costume jewelry, bicycle wheels, and broken dolls, often combined with collaged or painted surfaces. Simultaneously during the late 1950s, he began making short movies in a singular style that has since established him as one of the most important figures in postwar independent filmmaking. He used an innovative technique that can best be seen in his first film, "A MOVIE" (1958), which was created by piecing together scraps of B-movies, newsreels, novelty shorts, and other preexisting footage. His subsequent films are most often fast-paced collages of found and new footage, and he was among the first to use pop music for film sound tracks. His films have inspired generations of filmmakers and are now considered to be the precursors of the music video genre.

Known for

Birth of a Nation

6 August 1997

Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments

Battle Stations – A Navel Adventure

12 March 2002

The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July

Acting roles

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
2004	Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments	Self
2002	Battle Stations – A Navel Adventure
1997	Birth of a Nation	Self
1986	The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July
1968	Underground New York	Self
1967	Me & Bruce & Art	Himself
1964	Pas de Trois

Credits

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
—	Eve-Ray-Forever	Director
2008	Easter Morning	Director
2006	His Eye Is on the Sparrow	Director
2006	Three Screen Ray	Director
1996	Looking for Mushrooms	Director
1981	America Is Waiting	Director
1981	Mea Culpa	Director
1978	Mongoloid	Director
1977	Valse Triste	Director
1976	Crossroads	Director
1976	Take the 5:10 to Dreamland	Director
1976	Take the 5:10 to Dreamland	Writer
1975	Television Assassination	Director
1973	Marilyn Times Five	Director
1969	Permian Strata	Director
1968	Antonia Christina Basilotta	Director
1967	Report	Director
1967	Breakaway	Director
1967	The White Rose	Director
1967	Looking for Mushrooms	Director
1967	Luke	Director
1967	Easter Morning Raga	Director
1967	Liberty Crown	Director
1965	Vivian	Director
1965	Ten Second Film	Director
1962	Cosmic Ray	Director
1958	A Movie	Director