Christian Marclay: Festival

July 1–September 26, 2010 

Video: Sylvie Courvoisier and Mark Feldman perform Christian Marclay’s Ephemera (2009) and Shuffle (2007)

In this video, Sylvie Courvoisier and Mark Feldman perform Christian Marclay’s Ephemera (2009), a collection of printed materials decorated with musical notation, and Shuffle (2007), a set of photographs documenting musical notation found in mundane settings. Download 

Video: Christian Marclay’s Chalkboard (2010)

In this video, Museum visitors participate in Christian Marclay’s work Chalkboard, for which he turned a wall of the galleries into a gigantic chalkboard with musical staff lines. View larger 

Video: Anthony Coleman, Mary Halvorson, Alberto Denis, and Esther m. Palmer perform Marclay’s Pret-à-Porter (2010)

In this video, musicians Anthony Coleman and Mary Halvorson interpret Christian Marclay’s Pret-à-Porter (2010) with the help of Alberto Denis and Esther m. Palmer. View larger 

Video: Nicolas Collins performs Christian Marclay’s Sixty-Four Bells and a Bow (2009)

In this video, Nicolas Collins interprets Christian Marclay’s Sixty-Four Bells and a Bow (2009) according to the stipulation that all sounds must originate from the sixty-four bells. View larger 

Video: Alan Licht performs Christian Marclay’s Wind Up Guitar (1994)

In this video, Alan Licht performs Christian Marclay’s Wind Up Guitar (1994), a guitar that Marclay fitted with twelve music boxes. View larger 

Video: Anthony Coleman and Odeya Nini perform Christian Marclay’s Covers (2007–2010)

In this video, Anthony Coleman and special guest Odeya Nini perform Christian Marclay’s Covers (2007–10). View larger 

Video: Mary Halvorson and Ikue Mori performs Christian Marclay’s Graffiti Composition (1996–2002)

In this video, Mary Halvorson and Ikue Mori perform Christian Marclay’s Graffiti Composition (1996–2002), made of 150 unbound-images of graffitied sheet music. View larger 

Video: Ulrich Krieger performs Christian Marclay’s Box Set (2008–2010)

In this video, Ulrich Krieger performs Christian Marclay’s Box Set (2008–2010), boxes adorned with musical notation placed one inside the other. View larger