Christian Marclay: The Clock

ACMI presents

Christian Marclay: The Clock

Exhibition

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When

23 Jan – 11 Mar 2019

Take an epic journey through cinematic history in the award-winning 24-hour video installation.

A work of art that touches the truth of being human

The Guardian

The Clock was a 24-hour video installation created from thousands of clips of clocks, watches and other references to time from film and television. These were masterfully edited together and synced to the present moment in one mesmerising collage. The result was an epic journey through cinematic history as well as a functioning timepiece.

Minute by minute, hour by hour, hundreds of characters are jolted awake by alarms, run for trains, wait for lovers, or dream strange dreams. Stitched together from hours of cinematic history, The Clock gifted audiences the addictive joy of recognising favourite actors or scenes from beloved films, as well as being wildly compelling and dream-like itself.

Since debuting in 2010, The Clock has become one of the most seen and celebrated artworks of our time, winning the Golden Lion at the 2011 Venice Biennale, and attracting critical acclaim and enthusiastic audiences at gallery showings across the world.

About Christian Marclay

Christian Marclay was born in California and raised in Geneva, Switzerland. Over the last 35 years he has explored the fusion of fine art and audio cultures, transforming sounds and music into a visible, physical form through performance, collage, sculpture, installation, photography and video. Since making his mark in the New York art scene in the seventies as an experimental DJ, Marclay is recognised as a pioneer in the art of using gramophone records and turntables as musical instruments to create sound collages. Marclay is represented by White Cube in London. In 2008 ACMI presented the exhibition Replay Marclay, the first survey of Marclay's practice in Australia.

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