Marclay's most important films and projections to date.
Christian Marclay is an eminent conceptual artist, fascinated with all
aspects of popular music and cinema. He is a collector of audio
recordings and films and his electic practice spans from collage to
performance and "turntablism." His obsession for collecting and
re-assembling contemporary artifacts is infectious. If Marclay's craft of
re-construction is itself musical (the pauses and absences being as
much part of the work as the shots and beats), his re-compositions also
follow a rich heritage of montage within cinema and experimental film.
The book reunites some of his most important films and projections to
date and has been designed by NORM in close collaboration with the
artist. Five important essays and an interview by
Michael Snow bring new
light to Marclay's work as a performer, musician, visual artist, and
filmmaker.
Known as the inventor of “
turntablism,” visual artist, performer and composer Christian Marclay (born 1955 in San Rafael, California, lives and works in New York) explores the relationship between visual and
sonic phenomena through an innovative work in collage, sculpture, installation, photography, video, and performance.
Edited by
Jean-Pierre Criqui
Texts by Jean-Pierre Criqui, Rosalind Krauss,
Emma Lavigne,
Philippe-Alain Michaud,
Michael Snow,
Peter Szendy
Design by NORM
Published in collaboration with the Cité de la Musique and the Australian
Centre for Moving Image
published in 2007
English edition
16,2 x 21,6 cm (hardcover)
176 pages (36 colour & 140 b/w ill.)
ISBN : 978-3-905770-57-5
EAN : 9783905770575
sold out
