Warm-Ups (1975)

Filmed in West Berlin, WARM-UPS, by the American conceptual artist Allan Kaprow, is a recreation of a performance originally enacted in Boston, in which individuals assess the flow of body heat from hands, torsos, and feet to adjacent surfaces. As the film’s voiceover itself notes, “Using words and pictures it condenses the times and spaces of the real event into a graphic illustration of what happened.”

Director: Allan Kaprow
Runtime: 14 min
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Cinematography: Skip Norman
Original Language: en
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Warm-Ups about?
Filmed in West Berlin, WARM-UPS, by the American conceptual artist Allan Kaprow, is a recreation of a performance originally enacted in Boston, in which individuals assess the flow of body heat from hands, torsos, and feet to adjacent surfaces. As the film’s voiceover itself notes, “Using words and pictures it condenses the times and spaces of the real event into a graphic illustration of what happened.”
Who directed Warm-Ups?
Warm-Ups was directed by Allan Kaprow.
How long is Warm-Ups?
Warm-Ups has a runtime of 14m (14 minutes).