Between 1964–1966, Andy Warhol shot hundreds of Screen Tests at his studio, the Factory. Visitors were invited to sit down and face a 16mm camera, which would record a 100-foot roll of film. Whatever was going on around them, the sitter had to confront the camera’s gaze for three full minutes.
The resulting films act as an archive of the Factory’s social scene and document each individual wrestling with their self-presentation. The great writer and critic Susan Sontag posed for seven Screen Tests in late 1964, each a unique performance experiment. Luckily, Sontag brought a BBC camera crew with her, giving us a fantastic glimpse of Warhol (and her) in action. |
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