Christian Marclay's 'The Clock' wins Gold Lion at Venice Biennale

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Christian Marclay's 'The Clock' has been awarded the Venice Biennale's Golden Lion award, (LA Times),
which seems more than justified for what is clearly a contemporary masterpiece. The Clock is compelling as art and as cinema and useful, I found, as a time-keeping device.  [The Guardian]
"The Clock" is an art installation piece that uses snippets from films and television to keep real 24-hour time, has been acquired this year by the L.A. County Museum of Art.



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