{"id":882,"date":"2011-02-11T16:57:57","date_gmt":"2011-02-11T16:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matthewlangley.com\/blog\/?p=882"},"modified":"2011-02-11T16:57:57","modified_gmt":"2011-02-11T16:57:57","slug":"christian-marclay-the-clock-at-paula-cooper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matthewlangley.com\/blog\/?p=882","title":{"rendered":"Christian Marclay \u201cThe Clock\u201d at Paula Cooper"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I\u2019m a fan of Marclay\u2019s work, but with any artist some things hit and some things miss (sometimes by a lot, sometimes by a little) The two pieces by Marclay at Paula Cooper right now \u2013 it\u2019s both.<\/p>\n

I would guess the big story would be the premier of Marclay\u2019s new video work \u2013 which I love the premise of. The video is 24 hours and it corresponds with the time of day in the location it\u2019s being shown in \u2013 in other words when it\u2019s 4:18 on the screen, it\u2019s 4:18 in reality or in this case, New York City. In that part it\u2019s clever. In watching it, I became focused on what time it was and how it was displayed that the narrative really went away (this could also be because there is no narrative). I found myself thinking about time, processing time in my head, and waiting for the next image of the clock to appear.<\/p>\n

Funny enough, I found myself more interested in this outside the gallery (before and after) than inside actually watching the piece. Was it because I had just connected with a friend from out of town and wanted to talk or was it something else. Not sure. However the piece is a winner \u2013 I\u2019m just not sure it\u2019s a winner when you are in front of it. So it may be a bit problematic.<\/p>\n

Also on display is a sculpture, Moebius Loop (image above) created of cassette tapes and zip ties, it\u2019s use of reclaimed materials and cheap connections make for a very engaging artwork. In thinking deeper about the use of zip ties on this work \u2013 I started thinking a bit about how music connects communities through common language and events. In both of these pieces Marclay gives us a good bit to think about.<\/p>\n

Bonus Play: \u201cThe Clock\u201d to me carries with it a shared approach with Warhol\u2019s \u201cScreen Tests\u201d. Intial viewing of the screen test may be viewed in many ways, but while viewing the screen tests I always started to become aware of time \u2013 knowing these were only three minutes. Often the seemed like the longest three minutes I had encountered.<\/p>\n

(above) Christian Marclay. Moebius Loop, 1994,\u00a0cassette tapes, nylon ties; 24 x 84 x 240 in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m a fan of Marclay\u2019s work, but with any artist some things hit and some things miss (sometimes by a lot, sometimes by a little) The two pieces by Marclay at Paula Cooper right now \u2013 it\u2019s both. I would guess the big story would be the premier of Marclay\u2019s new video work \u2013 which I love the premise of. The video is 24 hours and it corresponds with the time of day in the location it\u2019s being shown in \u2013 in other words when it\u2019s 4:18 on the screen, it\u2019s 4:18 in reality or in this case, New York…<\/p>\n

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