''Kiss'' is a 1963 silent American

experimental film Experimental film or avant-garde cinema is a mode of filmmaking that rigorously re-evaluates cinematic conventions and explores non-narrative forms or alternatives to traditional narratives or methods of working. Many experimental films, parti ...

directed by

Andy Warhol Andy Warhol (; born Andrew Warhola Jr.; August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American visual artist, film director, and producer who was a leading figure in the Art movement, visual art movement known as pop art. His works explore th ...

, which runs 50 minutes and features various couples – man and woman, woman and woman, man and man – kissing for 3½ minutes each. The film features

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, Barbara Rubin,

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, Rufus Collins,

Johnny Dodd John P. "Johnny" Dodd (June 25, 1941 – July 15, 1991) was a lighting designer for theater, dance and music active in the downtown art scene in Manhattan during the latter half of the 20th century. Career achievements During the 1960s, Dod ...

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, Mark Lancaster,

Fred Herko Frederick Charles "Freddie" Herko (February 23, 1936 – October 27, 1964) was an American artist, musician, actor, dancer, choreographer and teacher. Early life Born in New York City, Herko's father was a diner manager and his mother was a ...

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, Robert Indiana, Andrew Meyer, John Palmer, Pierre Restany, Harold Stevenson, Philip van Rensselaer, Charlotte Gilbertson, Marisol, Steven Holden, and unidentified others. In 1964, La Monte Young provided a loud minimalist drone soundtrack to ''Kiss'' when shown as small TV-sized projections at the entrance lobby to the third

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held at

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Blake Gopnik Blake Gopnik (born 1963 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American art critic who has lived in New York City since 2011. He previously spent a decade as chief art critic of ''The Washington Post'', prior to which he was an arts editor and crit ...

, ''Warhol: A Life as Art'' London: Allen Lane. March 5, 2020. p. 415 ''Kiss'' was followed by '' Eat'' (1963), ''

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'' (1964), ''

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'' (1963) and '' Blue Movie'' (1969). This was one of the first films Warhol made at

The Factory The Factory was Andy Warhol's studio in New York City, which had four locations between 1963 and 1987. The Factory became famed for its parties in the 1960s. It was the hip hangout spot for artists, musicians, celebrities and Warhol's superstar ...

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''Kiss'' at IMDB
1963 films Films directed by Andy Warhol American independent films 1960s American films {{experimental-film-stub

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