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PHOTOS: Songs for Unseen Warhol Films

PHOTOS: Songs for Unseen Warhol Films

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Early Warhol films -- never publicly shown and newly restored -- are accompanied by new music from a range of performers.

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John Giorno, Marcel Duchamp, Allen Ginsberg, Mario Montez, Marisol, Taylor Mead, Jack Smith, Mary Woronov, Edie Sedgwick, and Andy Warhol himself make a comeback on the big screen in these rarely seen early Warhol films.

Exposed: Songs for Unseen Warhol Films is part of a celebration of The Warhol's 20th anniversary and combines 15 never publicly seen Warhol films with live performances by songwriters that represent a musical trajectory from the 1970s until today. Five composers -- Tom Verlaine, Martin Rev, Dean Wareham, Eleanor Friedberger, and Bradford Cox -- were selected to write and perform the music.

The premiere will take place in Pittsburgh at the Carnegie Music Hall (Oakland), on October 17. It will open on the West Coast at UCLA on October 24, followed by an East Coast debut at The Brooklyn Academy of Music on November 6 through November 8. The Andy Warhol Museum, in partnership with BAM, and UCLA's Center for the Art of Performance, are presenting this world premiere.

For more information on each of the performances:
The Andy Warhol Museum
Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA
The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) Next Wave Festival

Below, images from some of the films included.

1_andy_warhol_bob_indiana_etc_-1963_awmx633_0 Andy Warhol, Bob Indiana Etc., 1963, (c)2014 The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA, a museum of Carnegie Institute. All rights reserved. Film still courtesy of The Andy Warhol Museum.

2_andy_warhol_donovan_awmx633_0 Andy Warhol, Screen Test: Donovan [ST 78], 1966, (c)2014 The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA, a museum of Carnegie Institute. All rights reserved. Film still courtesy of The Andy Warhol Museum.

3_andy_warhol_marcel_duchamp_and_benedetta_barzini_screen_test_x633_0 Andy Warhol, Screen Test: Marcel Duchamp and Benedetta Barzini [ST 81], 1966, (c)2014 The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA, a museum of Carnegie Institute. All rights reserved. Film still courtesy of The Andy Warhol Museum.

4_andy_warhol_original_roll_from_batman_dracula-_1964_x633_0 Andy Warhol, Jack's Cigarette (excerpt from Batman Dracula), 1964, (c)2014 The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA, a museum of Carnegie Institute. All rights reserved. Film still courtesy of The Andy Warhol Museum.

5_andy_warhol_mario_montez_and_boy_1965_x633_0 Andy Warhol, Mario Montez and Boy, 1965, (c)2014 The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA, a museum of Carnegie Institute. All rights reserved. Film still courtesy of The Andy Warhol Museum.

6_andy_warhol_paraphernalia_1966_x633_0 Andy Warhol, Paraphernalia, 1966, (c)2014 The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA, a museum of Carnegie Institute. All rights reserved. Film still courtesy of The Andy Warhol Museum.

7_andy_warhol_original_roll_from_superboy_1966_x633_0 Andy Warhol, Superboy (excerpt), 1966, (c)2014 The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA, a museum of Carnegie Institute. All rights reserved. Film still courtesy of The Andy Warhol Museum.

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Performersx633_0 Performers clockwise from upper left: Bradford Cox, photo by Lockett Pundt; Tom Verlaine, photo by Stefano Giovannini; Dean Wareham, guest musical director and performer; Martin Rev, performer, photo (c)Divine Enfant; Eleanor Friedberger

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Christopher Harrity is the Manager of Online Production for Here Media, parent company to The Advocate and Out. He enjoys assembling online features on artists and photographers, and you can often find him poring over the mouldering archives of the magazines.
Christopher Harrity is the Manager of Online Production for Here Media, parent company to The Advocate and Out. He enjoys assembling online features on artists and photographers, and you can often find him poring over the mouldering archives of the magazines.