Empire at 60 (Warhol)

Empire (1964/Warhol/USA)

Andy Warhol's 8h long epic contemplative (stasis) documentary has 60 years old!

Filmed 25-26 July 1964, from 8:06 pm to 2:42 am, at the offices of the Rockefeller Foundation on the 41st floor of the Time-Life Building (16 blocks from the Empire State Building) by Andy Warhol and Jonas Mekas, on 1,200 foot of 16mm film rolls.

The Empire State Building will celebrate the 60th anniversary of Andy Warhol’s black-and-white silent film, “Empire,” with an exclusive screening on the building’s 80th Floor, in collaboration with The Museum of Modern Art and the Andy Warhol Museum. (screened between the 25 and 28 july 2024)

"To see time go by..." is Warhol's answer to why this experimental project?