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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Christian Marclay Artworks

Christian Marclay (306 results)

Prague 1998, 2002

Christian Marclay

Prague 1998, 2002

Sale Date: December 15, 2022

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Snaking Phone, 1994

Christian Marclay

Snaking Phone, 1994

Sale Date: December 8, 2022

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Klud, 2006

Christian Marclay

Sale Date: December 8, 2022

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Telephones, 1995

Christian Marclay

Telephones, 1995

Sale Date: November 26, 2022

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Zzzz, 2006

Christian Marclay

Sale Date: November 26, 2022

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Telephones, 1995

Christian Marclay

Telephones, 1995

Sale Date: September 28, 2022

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Vishh!, 2006

Christian Marclay

Sale Date: September 1, 2022

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MARCLAY, CHRISTIAN. Ephemera. A Musical Score., 2009

Christian Marclay

MARCLAY, CHRISTIAN. Ephemera. A Musical Score., 2009

Sale Date: February 17, 2022

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Skiilp, 2006

Christian Marclay

Sale Date: July 19, 2022

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Blam, 2006

Christian Marclay

Sale Date: July 19, 2022

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Klud, 2006

Christian Marclay

Sale Date: July 19, 2022

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Silence (The Electric Chair), 2006

Christian Marclay

Silence (The Electric Chair), 2006

Sale Date: July 19, 2022

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Footsteps, 1989

Christian Marclay

Footsteps, 1989

Sale Date: June 22, 2022

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Actions: Sploosh Whooosh Blub Blub Blub Blub , 2013

Christian Marclay

Actions: Sploosh Whooosh Blub Blub Blub Blub , 2013

Sale Date: May 20, 2022

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Actions : Plish Plip Plap Plop (No. 3), 2013

Christian Marclay

Actions : Plish Plip Plap Plop (No. 3), 2013

Sale Date: April 6, 2022

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Red Silence (The Electric Chair), 2006

Christian Marclay

Red Silence (The Electric Chair), 2006

Sale Date: April 6, 2022

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Look, 2019

Christian Marclay

Sale Date: December 15, 2021

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MARCLAY, CHRISTIAN. Ephemera. A Musical Score., 2009

Christian Marclay

MARCLAY, CHRISTIAN. Ephemera. A Musical Score., 2009

Sale Date: November 9, 2021

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Tape Fall, 1990

Christian Marclay

Tape Fall, 1990

Sale Date: October 7, 2021

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Tape Fall, 1990

Christian Marclay

Tape Fall, 1990

Sale Date: August 20, 2021

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Pokkaa Pok, 2011

Christian Marclay

Pokkaa Pok, 2011

Sale Date: May 27, 2021

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Telephones, 1995

Christian Marclay

Telephones, 1995

Sale Date: April 27, 2021

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Tape Fall, 1990

Christian Marclay

Tape Fall, 1990

Sale Date: April 22, 2021

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Telephones, 1995

Christian Marclay

Telephones, 1995

Sale Date: December 22, 2020

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