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)

Puff Ouch!, 2011

Christian Marclay

Puff Ouch!, 2011

Sale Date: October 9, 2018

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Untitled, 2001

Christian Marclay

Untitled, 2001

Sale Date: September 26, 2018

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Untitled, 1990

Christian Marclay

Untitled, 1990

Sale Date: July 18, 2018

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„Mein schlechtes Ohr“, 2004

Christian Marclay

„Mein schlechtes Ohr“, 2004

Sale Date: June 2, 2018

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Untitled (Songs), 2007

Christian Marclay

Untitled (Songs), 2007

Sale Date: May 16, 2018

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Telephones, 1995

Christian Marclay

Telephones, 1995

Sale Date: April 10, 2018

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Splat, 2011

Christian Marclay

Sale Date: December 7, 2017

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Pokkaa Pok, 2011

Christian Marclay

Pokkaa Pok, 2011

Sale Date: December 7, 2017

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Skssh Clang Whssh, 2011

Christian Marclay

Skssh Clang Whssh, 2011

Sale Date: December 7, 2017

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Puff Ouch, 2011

Christian Marclay

Puff Ouch, 2011

Sale Date: December 7, 2017

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They Only Come Out at Night (from the series , 1991

Christian Marclay

They Only Come Out at Night (from the series , 1991

Sale Date: October 7, 2017

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Untitled (Luciano Pavarotti, Halo and Four..., 2008

Christian Marclay

Untitled (Luciano Pavarotti, Halo and Four..., 2008

Sale Date: October 3, 2017

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CLICK CLICK, 2006

Christian Marclay

CLICK CLICK, 2006

Sale Date: September 14, 2017

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Postcards (diptych), 2003

Christian Marclay

Postcards (diptych), 2003

Sale Date: June 22, 2017

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Skssh Clang Whssh, 2011

Christian Marclay

Skssh Clang Whssh, 2011

Sale Date: June 7, 2017

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Actions (Splash, Blorsht, Bllb on blue), 2012

Christian Marclay

Actions (Splash, Blorsht, Bllb on blue), 2012

Sale Date: May 17, 2017

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Silent - Listen - 2005

Christian Marclay

Silent - Listen - 2005

Sale Date: April 20, 2017

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Sound Holes (portfolio w/ 5 works), 2005

Christian Marclay

Sound Holes (portfolio w/ 5 works), 2005

Sale Date: November 22, 2016

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Untitled (Record Without a Groove), 1987

Christian Marclay

Untitled (Record Without a Groove), 1987

Sale Date: October 25, 2016

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Drumsticks, 2000

Christian Marclay

Drumsticks, 2000

Sale Date: September 20, 2016

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Zzzz, 2006

Christian Marclay

Sale Date: July 16, 2016

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Untitled (Record Without A Groove), 1987

Christian Marclay

Untitled (Record Without A Groove), 1987

Sale Date: May 31, 2016

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BONEYARD, 1990

Christian Marclay

BONEYARD, 1990

Sale Date: May 11, 2016

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Breathless II, 2000

Christian Marclay

Breathless II, 2000

Sale Date: April 14, 2016

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