I am *very* excited about this: Christian Marclay’s The Clock is going back on display at MoMA. Member previews: Nov 7–9, Nov 10, 2024 through Spring 2025. “The work is both a cinematic tour-de-force and a functioning timepiece.”
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When I saw this at LACMA about 8 or 9 years ago, they showed it in the their big Bing Theater. And I think it should be shown in a theater to accommodate larger crowds. Sadly, Marclay doesn't seem to agree.
I bet the whole film is exquisite in its own way, but if I had a recommendation, I'd say get in line around 8ish, hope to be inside by 10, and then watch it through midnight.
If I lived near NYC, I'd definitely be at the 24-hour viewing on December 21. Really hoping that it's there when I'm in NYC in early March!
I'm there! I saw hours of it last time it came through NYC. Midnight was incredibly fun.
This work is truly astounding and wonderful. When I saw a bit of it in NYC, the screening was interrupted by a fire alarm! Very much agree trying to be there for the run-up to midnight is great, but that secret will probably get out.
I visited MoMA with my son this morning to see the Robert Frank exhibit. He's really into photography right now and loves Frank's book The Americans. The exhibit was great but ignored his early work, so we were a little disappointed. We looked at the Thomas Schutte retrospective (ho-hum), and the Matisse cut-outs (great!), then he had to leave to meet his Godmother at B&H. So, I thought I would take a quick peek at The Clock. It was 1:27 when I sat down in the second row. I figured I would stay 15 minutes or so. I stayed an hour and a half and tore myself away at 3:06.
It was so comfortable and compelling. A low-grade sense of urgency permeated the whole thing especially when approaching the top of the hour. I just loved it.
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