13 MOST BEAUTIFUL ... SONGS FOR ANDY WARHOL'S SCREEN TESTS

Between 1964 and 1966, pop icon Andy Warhol shot roughly 500 'screen tests' at The Factory, his famed New York studio. Shot in black and white in uninterrupted takes, these four-minute scenes open a window into a dynamically creative era in America.

New York indie songwriters Dean & Britta (formerly of Luna) perform original and cover songs that perfectly suit the mood of each film. Music ranges from dreamy, swirling pop to ominous instrumentals for dancer Freddy Herko, who fell to his death a few weeks after shooting his film, to a blazing version of a rare Velvet Underground song for a young Lou Reed.

Video Andy Warhol, Screen Tests, 16mm film, black and white, silent, 4 minutes at 16 frames per second ©2008 The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA, a museum of Carnegie Institute. All rights reserved.

This project is jointly commissioned by The Warhol and the Pittsburgh Cultural Trusts for The Pittsburgh International Festival of Firsts 2008.

By arrangement with Arts Projects Australia.