"Marclay, a Swiss and Californian pioneer of time-based media, turned the art world on its axis with (2010), a 24-hour filmic opus that debuted at New York's Paula Cooper Gallery before embarking on a global tour. Dubbed "an addictive masterpiece" by The New Yorker, The Clock earned Marclay a reputation as a singular Pop Art synthesist; the following year, the film earned him the coveted Golden Lion award at the Venice Biennale."
"Doors debuted in London in 2023 and builds on the visual language of The Clock with an eye on thresholds. It features hundreds of spliced moments from films found and foraged in which characters enter and exit interstitial space. Using expert editing to explore the endless permutations of discovery, Doors ruminates on the connectivity of sight and sound, leading viewers through a rhapsodic cycle of bodies, eras, dialects and experiences. Relatively concise compared to its predecessor at just 54 minutes in length, Doors includes several recurring clips, lending the work a cyclical, musical element."
Doors (2022) is a 54-minute cinematic collage by Christian Marclay that assembles hundreds of film clips focused on characters entering and exiting thresholds. The work uses spliced moments and recurring clips to create a cyclical, musical structure that traverses bodies, eras, dialects and experiences while emphasizing the connectivity of sight and sound. The Brooklyn Museum and the Hirshhorn jointly acquired the piece and installed it in a purpose-built Moving Image Gallery that follows Marclay's specifications. The museum's acquisition aims to expand its collection of time-based media and to provide an appropriate venue for presentation.
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