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)

Rriippp, 2015

Christian Marclay

Rriippp, 2015

Sale Date: October 29, 2020

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Untitled (photogram), 2004

Christian Marclay

Untitled (photogram), 2004

Sale Date: October 14, 2020

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UNTITLED (FROM THE WHITE SERIES), 1988

Christian Marclay

UNTITLED (FROM THE WHITE SERIES), 1988

Sale Date: October 6, 2020

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Three Framed Grooveless Records with Colored , 1987

Christian Marclay

Three Framed Grooveless Records with Colored , 1987

Sale Date: September 30, 2020

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Actions: Plop Plop Plop Fwoof (No. 1), 2012

Christian Marclay

Actions: Plop Plop Plop Fwoof (No. 1), 2012

Sale Date: September 30, 2020

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Fwshum, 2006

Christian Marclay

Sale Date: July 23, 2020

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Untitled from the series Imaginary Records, 1988

Christian Marclay

Untitled from the series Imaginary Records, 1988

Sale Date: July 2, 2020

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MEMENTO (UB40), 2008

Christian Marclay

MEMENTO (UB40), 2008

Sale Date: April 3, 2020

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Dictators, 1990

Christian Marclay

Dictators, 1990

Sale Date: March 4, 2020

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UNTITLED, 1997

Christian Marclay

UNTITLED, 1997

Sale Date: February 12, 2020

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Folder. Sound Holes, 2005

Christian Marclay

Folder. Sound Holes, 2005

Sale Date: November 27, 2019

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Ring Ring Ring, 2006

Christian Marclay

Ring Ring Ring, 2006

Sale Date: October 25, 2019

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Zzzz, 2006

Christian Marclay

Sale Date: October 26, 2019

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Christian Marclay

"Mein schlechtes Ohr", 2004

Sale Date: June 1, 2019

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Musix & Box, 2005

Christian Marclay

Musix & Box, 2005

Sale Date: June 26, 2019

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Silence (The Electric Chair), 2006

Christian Marclay

Silence (The Electric Chair), 2006

Sale Date: May 15, 2019

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ORANGE AND PURPLE PLOOSH, 2014

Christian Marclay

ORANGE AND PURPLE PLOOSH, 2014

Sale Date: May 17, 2019

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Krak, 2007

Christian Marclay

Sale Date: March 15, 2019

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SILENCE (ELECTRIC CHAIR), 2006

Christian Marclay

SILENCE (ELECTRIC CHAIR), 2006

Sale Date: March 6, 2019

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ACTIONS: SPLOOSH WHOOOSH BLUB BLUB BLUB BLUB , 2013

Christian Marclay

ACTIONS: SPLOOSH WHOOOSH BLUB BLUB BLUB BLUB , 2013

Sale Date: November 15, 2018

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Hot August Night (From the series Body Mix), 1999

Christian Marclay

Hot August Night (From the series Body Mix), 1999

Sale Date: October 5, 2018

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Splat!, 2011

Christian Marclay

Sale Date: October 9, 2018

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Pokkaa Pok, 2011

Christian Marclay

Pokkaa Pok, 2011

Sale Date: October 9, 2018

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Skssh Clang Whssh, 2011

Christian Marclay

Skssh Clang Whssh, 2011

Sale Date: October 9, 2018

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