Screen Presence

Cinema plays a major role in contemporary art, yet the deeper influence of its diverse historical forms on artistic practice has received little attention. Screen Presence explores the intersections of film, popular media and art since the 1950s through the examples of four pivotal figures ? Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, Mona Hatoum and Douglas Gordon. While their film-related works may appear primarily as challenges to conventional cinema, these artists draw on overlooked forms of popular film culture that have been commonplace, and even dominant, in specific social contexts. Through a range of new sources, including advertisements, speciality magazines, postcards, technical guides and souvenir programmes, Stephen Monteiro demonstrates the dependence of contemporary artists on cinema’s shifting applications and interpretations, offering a fresh understanding of the enduring impact of everyday media on how we make and view art. Stephen Monteiro is Associate Professor at the American University of Paris. Cover image: Andy Warhol, Kiss, 1963, 16mm film, black and white, silent, 54 minutes at 16 frames per second ©2015 The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA, a museum of Carnegie Institute. All rights reserved. Cover design: [EUP logo] edinburghuniversitypress.com ISBN 978-1-4744-0337-5 Barcode