Christian Marclay
Christian Marclay
Christian Ernest Marclayis a visual artist and composer. He holds both American and Swiss nationality...
NationalitySwiss
ProfessionArtist
Date of Birth11 January 1955
CountrySwitzerland
layer material music recognize share triggers
These things I sample, or clip, are things that we share - music, films, sounds. It triggers a layer of participation from the audience as they recognize the material and remember it.
banality statements
Most of my pictures are really small statements. There's a banality to them.
dream eye facts
We go to the movies to forget about time, to be in a dream state. And it's entertainment, distraction, from the fact that everything is kind of crumbling in front of our eyes.
painter
I have never been much of a painter.