Christian Marclay

(American, born 1955)

Christian Marclay is an American-Swiss artist known for his sculptures, videos, and music, especially his sound collages. The artist is also accredited with inventing “turntabilism”, where one can manipulate sounds using two or more turntables. His critically acclaimed film The Clock (2010) compounded hundreds of film scenes where a clock or a watch displays a certain time. The movie was meant to be watched in its whole duration, an astounding 24 hours, so that the times presented in the work correspond with the actual time of day. “I think it’s liberating not having to deal with objects,” the artist remarked. “The physical display is important in order to appreciate the work, because you need that perceptual space between the four sources of sound and image. That’s the physical involvement.” Born on January 11, 1955 in San Rafael, CA, the artist was raised in Geneva, Switzerland and went on to study at the the École Supérieure d'Art Visuel in Geneva and at the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston. Although he was never formally trained in music, sound artists like John Cage, Yoko Ono, and Vito Acconci were influential in developing his practice. Today, Marclay’s works are in the collections of the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Kunstmuseum Basel in Basel, Switzerland the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, and the Tate Gallery in London, among others. He lives and works in London, United Kingdom.

Christian Marclay News

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by Caroline Goldstein

'Music as a Physical Experience': See How Artist Christian Marclay Fuses Sound With Image in His Conceptual Collages

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Christian Marclay Artworks

Christian Marclay (306 results)

White album (I hear the clock a'tickin), 1990

Christian Marclay

White album (I hear the clock a'tickin), 1990

Sale Date: March 10, 2011

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Untitled (set of 2), 2005

Christian Marclay

Untitled (set of 2), 2005

Sale Date: December 10, 2010

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Les Vierges, 1991

Christian Marclay

Les Vierges, 1991

Sale Date: December 11, 2010

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Music (from Mask), 1992

Christian Marclay

Music (from Mask), 1992

Sale Date: November 11, 2010

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Sgt. Pepper album cover, 1990

Christian Marclay

Sgt. Pepper album cover, 1990

Sale Date: October 27, 2010

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Lip lock, 2000

Christian Marclay

Lip lock, 2000

Sale Date: October 16, 2010

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White album, in their starched white shirts, 1990

Christian Marclay

White album, in their starched white shirts, 1990

Sale Date: September 22, 2010

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Record cover, 1987

Christian Marclay

Record cover, 1987

Sale Date: July 2, 2008

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Echo, 1993

Christian Marclay

Sale Date: May 20, 2010

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Telephones (2 works), 1995

Christian Marclay

Telephones (2 works), 1995

Sale Date: June 24, 2010

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Untitled, 1988

Christian Marclay

Untitled, 1988

Sale Date: November 21, 2009

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Abstract music (in 3 parts), 1990

Christian Marclay

Abstract music (in 3 parts), 1990

Sale Date: June 19, 2009

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Luzerner theatre

Christian Marclay

Luzerner theatre

Sale Date: May 16, 2009

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Untitled, from fourth of July, 2005

Christian Marclay

Untitled, from fourth of July, 2005

Sale Date: May 16, 2009

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The white album - Listen for your footsteps, 1990

Christian Marclay

The white album - Listen for your footsteps, 1990

Sale Date: May 15, 2009

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Zzzz, 2006

Christian Marclay

Sale Date: May 15, 2009

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Snap (triptych), 2006

Christian Marclay

Snap (triptych), 2006

Sale Date: March 11, 2009

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Untitled, 2004

Christian Marclay

Untitled, 2004

Sale Date: March 11, 2009

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Untitled, 2004

Christian Marclay

Untitled, 2004

Sale Date: March 11, 2009

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Skiilp, 2006

Christian Marclay

Sale Date: September 10, 2008

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Vishh!, 2006

Christian Marclay

Sale Date: September 9, 2008

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Untitled, 1989

Christian Marclay

Untitled, 1989

Sale Date: September 9, 2008

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Luzerner Theater

Christian Marclay

Luzerner Theater

Sale Date: May 17, 2008

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Krak, 2007

Christian Marclay

Sale Date: April 26, 2008

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