Andy Warhol: Motion Pictures

Andy Warhol: Motion Pictures

Andy Warhol: Motion Pictures

PopRally Presents: 60 Seconds of Fame with Conrad Ventur

PopRally invites you to 60 Seconds of Fame, an interactive event inspired by the exhibition Andy Warhol: Motion Pictures. After an exclusive viewing of the exhibition, guests can record their own "screen test," directed by artist Conrad Ventur, to be projected on the walls of MoMA's Marron Atrium and uploaded to the PopRally and Andy Warhol: Motion Pictures website. WFMU DJ Evan “Funk” Davies will provide the soundtrack for the evening.

Andy Warhol: Motion Pictures focuses on Warhol’s cinematic portraits and non-narrative silent, black-and-white films from the mid-1960s. Warhol's screen tests reveal his lifelong fascination with the cult of celebrity, comprising a visual almanac of the 1960s downtown avant-garde scene.

Conrad Ventur was recently included in Greater New York 2010 at MoMA PS1. He creates immersive environments that draw on the power of celebrity, collective memory, and nostalgia, using archival footage of cultural icons downloaded primarily from Internet sources like YouTube. In a recent ongoing series, Ventur restaged ten of Warhol's screen tests using their original subjects.

Admission includes a cocktail reception and a ticket to record one screen test.

PopRally is made possible with generous support from Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine G. Farley.

Special thanks to Sud de France Wines: Château de Jau, Monte Lauro Vineyards, and Château de Campuget. Beer for this event has been lovingly provided by Brooklyn Brewery.

Andy Warhol: Motion Pictures

Andy Warhol: Motion Pictures

MoMA Nights with DJ Alex Pasternak and Warhol–Inspired Screen Test Booth

DJ Alex Pasternak (Lemonade, ZZK)
California native and current Brooklyn resident Alex Pasternak spent his teen years playing in a jazz quartet and in punk/hardcore bands. As a student of ethnomusicology in college, he fell in love with music from all corners of the globe, from Turkish Cifteteli to samba-reggae, and his eclectic repertoire combines international tastes and textures with the sounds of the modern dance floor. Alex plays drums for the band Lemonade.

Warhol–Inspired Screen Test Booth
5:30–8:00 p.m., Marron Atrium (floor 2)
Free with admission

In conjunction with the exhibition Andy Warhol: Motion Pictures, visitors are invited to sit for their very own video portrait, in the spirit of Andy Warhol's screen tests. Each screen test recording is approximately one minute long, and will be projected on the walls of MoMA's Marron Atrium, and later uploaded to the Andy Warhol: Motion Pictures website. The exhibition Andy Warhol: Motion Pictures focuses on Warhol's cinematic portraits and non-narrative silent, black-and-white films from the mid-1960s. Warhol's screen tests reveal his lifelong fascination with the cult of celebrity, comprising a visual almanac of the 1960s downtown avant-garde scene.

Cash Bar
5:30–8:00 p.m.
Visit the cash bar for a variety of beverages, including specialty cocktails.

Prix Fixe Dinner
5:00–8:00 p.m., Cafe 2 (floor 2)
In addition to the regular menu, a special prix fixe dinner created by Chef Lynn Bound is available for $28 (not including beverage or NYS sales tax and service charge). Dinner begins with an appetizer, followed by an entree and dessert. Participation in the tasting requires the participation of the entire group; however, guests may order extra items from the regular menu if they wish. It is suggested that guests allow up to one hour to complete the full prix fixe meal. The $28 menu is not eligible for the 10% member discount.

Gallery Talks
Free with admission
MoMA educators give engaging talks in the galleries at 6:00 and 7:30 p.m. Groups meet the lecturer in the Marron Atrium on the second floor. Gallery talks are approximately sixty minutes in duration. For enhanced hearing in the galleries, FM headsets and neck loops are available at the meeting spot.

Warhol, On Screen, Off Screen

Writer John Giorno, who conceived of the Giorno Poetry Systems, will read his own poetic works inspired by the life and times of Andy Warhol, followed by artist Conrad Ventur screening his contemporary screen test films. John Giorno was a subject of Warhol’s original screen tests. A conversation to follow moderated by director of MoMA PS1 and exhibition curator Klaus Biesenbach.