Tag: Christian Marclay

I spent 24 hours watching The Clock – MoMA

The meta-study “Severe Sleep Deprivation Causes Hallucinations and a Gradual Progression Toward Psychosis with Increasing Time Awake” (Frontiers of Psychiatry, 2018) found that subjects’ “perceptual distortions, anxiety, irritability, depersonalization, and temporal disorientation started within 24–48 h of sleep loss.” I can offer anecdotal confirmation. It is after 2:00 p.m. and I have been awake for 28 hours. I’m not hallucinating (yet) but I definitely hate everyone and, although I’m literally sitting in a clock, time is meaningless. One hour flies by and the next is like spending an afternoon at the DMV. Paul Hogan pretends to tell the time by looking at the sun (Crocodile Dundee, 1986) and I laugh for the first time in hours.

art, Christian Marclay, galleries, movies, time

01/03/2025
Christian Marclay: The Clock – MoMA

Due to limited seating capacity, entry to The Clock is not guaranteed. MoMA members receive priority access. Visitors may stay inside the exhibition as long as they like during open hours, but must rejoin the queue if they exit for any reason. Food and drink are not allowed, and we ask that visitors refrain from talking or using cell phones. The use of recording devices, including mobile phones, is strictly prohibited.

art, Christian Marclay, clocks, movies, time, video

06/11/2024