Christian Marclay: The Clock
Christian Marclay: The Clock
Returning to Los Angeles for the first time since 2015, Christian Marclay’s The Clock is a 24-hour single-channel montage constructed from thousands of moments of cinema and television history depicting the passage of time, excerpted and edited together to create a functioning timepiece synchronized to local time wherever it is shown. The result marks the exact time for the viewer for 24 consecutive hours, weaving together Marclay’s interests in collage and found visual and aural artifacts with his roots in live performance.
24-Hour Screenings
Experience two special 24-hour presentations of The Clock:
Saturday, July 25, 7 pm–Sunday, July 26, 7 pm. Get tickets to the July 25–26 24-hour screening.
Saturday, August 22, 7 pm–Sunday, August 23, 7 pm. Get tickets to the August 22–23 24-hour screening.
Ticket holders for the special 24-hour screenings may arrive at any time between 7 pm on Saturday, July 25, and 5 pm on Sunday, July 26, or between 7 pm on Saturday, August 22, and 5 pm on Sunday, August 23. Tickets for 24-hour screenings include general admission to all LACMA galleries during regular operating hours.
Note:
From Sunday, July 26, through Sunday, August 23, The Clock will be on view during regular museum hours and is included in general admission.
Entry to The Clock is first come, first served. A ticket reservation does not grant immediate entry. LACMA members receive priority access. Space is limited and there may be extensive waiting times to enter the exhibition. Visitors may stay as long as they wish in the exhibition (subject to operating hours), but must rejoin the queue to re-enter. Please refrain from talking or using cell phones. The use of recording devices, including mobile phones, is strictly prohibited.
Image Credit:
Christian Marclay, detail from The Clock, 2010, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by Steve Tisch through 2011 Collectors Committee, © Christian Marclay, courtesy Paula Cooper Gallery, New York and White Cube, London
Installation Credit:
Major support provided by Betsy Kenny Lack.
This exhibition was organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
All exhibitions at LACMA are underwritten by the LACMA Exhibition Fund. Major annual support is provided by The David & Meredith Kaplan Foundation, the Blanchard Nesbitt Family, Louise and Brad Edgerton, Edgerton Foundation, Julie Jaffe, Stan and Ann Kroenke, Ezra and Lauren Perlman, The Michael Silver Family, and Marietta Wu and Thomas Yamamoto, with generous annual funding from Mary and Daniel James, Bert Levy Fund, Justin Lubliner, Alfred E. Mann Charities, and Kelsey Lee Offield.
- Jul 26–Aug 23, 2026
- BCAM, Level 1
This exhibition was organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
All exhibitions at LACMA are underwritten by the LACMA Exhibition Fund. Major annual support is provided by The David & Meredith Kaplan Foundation, the Blanchard Nesbitt Family, Louise and Brad Edgerton, Edgerton Foundation, Julie Jaffe, Stan and Ann Kroenke, Ezra and Lauren Perlman, The Michael Silver Family, and Marietta Wu and Thomas Yamamoto, with generous annual funding from Mary and Daniel James, Bert Levy Fund, Justin Lubliner, Alfred E. Mann Charities, and Kelsey Lee Offield.