Girardet wanted to show how interchangeable the cinema footage could be. Directed by Christian Marclay. [13] In contrast to the escapism that cinema provides, The Clock draws attention to how much time the audience has spent watching it. [15] Because of its size, Marclay enlisted professor Mick Grierson to create a program that plays the separate audio and video tracks, synchronised with the current time. [2] At 6 p.m., characters eat dinner and have shootouts. It also leads you through a century of cinema history, like a high-art version of the pop culture supercut. In the afternoon, a mixed crowd came and went at the installation at Tate Modern. Most people have left now; the 40 or so of us that remain all stretch out horizontally, a sofa apiece. [4][26] Marclay disapproved of other screening locations suggested by the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and the Tate. A 24-hour-long montage of thousands of film and television clocks, the film is edited so they reflect the actual time. [18] The work owned by the New York collectors Jill and Peter Kraus, is a promised gift to the Museum of Modern Art. Christian Marclay’s celebrated video installation The Clock (2010) is composed of thousands of film clips referencing the time of day, intricately edited into a 24-hour-long montage that matches real time minute for minute—a tour de force of appropriation that is also a functioning timepiece. Christian Marclay’s 24-hour video installation The Clock (2010) is presented at Tate Modern. [4][28] Marclay included shots of turntables and vinyl records not only as a representation of "capturing time, trying to hold it back", but also as a self-reference to his earlier works that used vinyl. [8] As midnight approaches, the characters become more frantic, throwing tantrums and requesting stays of execution. The midafternoon slump hits. Next to me, a woman nods off. Screeching violins from multiple clips build up to the moment. On screen, the evening is in full swing, too: Audrey Hepburn gives a party in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” and Tom Cruise causes havoc at a private view in “Cocktail” (Mr. Marclay enjoying the sendup of the art world, perhaps). The tension always ratchets up at the top of the hour — and then a sizable chunk of the audience leaves. However, difficulty with lighting and sound made it impractical. 1.). The Clock is an art installation by video artist Christian Marclay. Some text for this article was copied from article Christian Marclay. They used a Google Spreadsheet to record and search through clips. 24 Hours Inside the Christian Marclay Installation ‘The Clock’. There is real pleasure in following yet subverting cinematic grammar: A door opens in a scene from a silent comedy and a ’90s movie star walks through it. There are 1440 minutes in a day. 60 brief shots show the hands of watches and clocks counting the seconds. . [25], Marclay viewed The Clock as a memento mori. 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