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San Francisco – SFMoMA Closing Celebration and Screening of “The Clock” by Christian Marclay, June 2nd, 2013

Thursday, June 6th, 2013

Outside “The Clock” at SFMoMA, via SFMoMA

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art hosted its last weekend event series this weekend, featuring a free 24-hour screening of Christian Marclay’s The Clock.The event marked the last days of the museum’s current space, as it closed its doors yesterday for a planned 225,000-square-foot expansion, which will make it the largest new American art museum of the decade.

Chrisitan Marclay’s “The Clock” Draws 40,000 Visitors to MoMA

Thursday, January 24th, 2013

Christian Marclay’s film The Clock, recently closed its one month run at the Museum of Modern Art this week, drawing a record 40,000 visitors to the museum.  The number of visitors exceeds the combined counts for The Clock’s two prior New York screenings.  The winner of the Golden Lion at the 2011 Venice Biennale, Marclay’s film literally tells time, using shots of  various clocks from the full range of film history to compile a full 24-hour viewing experience. (more…)

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Saturday, September 15th, 2012

MoMA will show Christian Marclay’s 24-hour long video installation, “The Clock”, from December 21 through January 21. The film uses a montage of more than 10,000 movie clips featuring clocks, and each scene syncs to real-world time. MoMA will provide 24-hour access to the galleries during January to allow the film to be shown in its entirety, and will have a special New Year’s Eve screening.

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New York: Christian Marclay’s ‘The Clock’ at Lincoln Center through August 1, 2012

Monday, July 30th, 2012

Christian Marclay‘s ‘The Clock’ has returned to New York for viewing at the David Rubenstein Atrium in Lincoln Center. The 24-hour art video is a compilation of thousands of clips from all periods of cinema. With no beginning or end, the film incorporates short clips that correspond precisely to the time when the visitor is viewing the film. Every shot features either an image of a timepiece or a discussion about the time of the day.

 

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Wednesday, June 6th, 2012

‬The dates of the showing of Christian Marclay’s “The Clock” in New York are released.  The overwhelmingly popular mash-up video work will screen for free at the Lincoln Center’s David Rubenstein Atrium on Broadway from July 13 to August 1.

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