Christian Marclay

Ephemera
2009

A flat lay composition featuring a black bandana with white paisley patterns, two books related to music, and a vintage comic strip. The book on the left is titled "HOW TO LISTEN TO MUSIC" by H.E. Krehbiel, and the one on the right is "ELEVATOR MUSIC" by Joseph Lanza, subtitled "A Surreal History of Muzak, Easy-Listening, and Other Moodsong." The comic strip in the background shows a colorful illustration of a band playing instruments.
A flat lay composition featuring a black bandana with white paisley patterns, two books related to music, and a vintage comic strip. The book on the left is titled "HOW TO LISTEN TO MUSIC" by H.E. Krehbiel, and the one on the right is "ELEVATOR MUSIC" by Joseph Lanza, subtitled "A Surreal History of Muzak, Easy-Listening, and Other Moodsong." The comic strip in the background shows a colorful illustration of a band playing instruments.

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Date
2009

Classification
Prints

Medium
Offset lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet: 15 3/4 × 24 3/4in. (40 × 62.9 cm)

Accession number
2010.28.15

Edition
8/90 | 10 APs

Publication
Printed by Arte-Print; published by mfc-michèle didier; published by Christian Marclay

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Print Committee

Rights and reproductions
© 2009 Christian Marclay and mfc-michèle didier

API
artworks/37157

Part of a series:
Ephemera
28 works

A photograph of an open newspaper, The New York Times Arts & Leisure section, with an article titled "What Price Music?" on the left side. The right side of the image shows a translucent green plastic bag overlaying the newspaper, with white printed musical notes and staff lines, creating a visual blend of the text and images beneath with the musical design of the bag.
A collage of various music-themed items including magazine covers, sheet music, and a postcard. The central image is a vintage magazine titled "THE ETUDE music magazine" from January 1943, featuring a black and white photograph of a baby playing a trumpet. Surrounding this are parts of other music-related publications and a colorful illustration of a personified musical note with arms and legs playing a flute. There are also snippets of sheet music with notes and clefs visible, and a postcard depicting cartoon characters playing instruments on music staff lines. The overall theme suggests a celebration of music in different forms and eras.
A collage of various printed materials including a scenic landscape with power lines resembling musical staff lines, a postcard with French text, a car advertisement featuring a sound system, and a vintage picture disc record with illustrations of people dancing to music.
A collage of various music-related items including a torn piece of yellow fabric with musical notes, a vintage record sleeve for "Mozart," newspaper clippings about music, receipts from Downtown Music Gallery, a green record cover with a cut-out center featuring illustrations of people, a piece of brown paper with music notes, and a Blue Note record label pin.
A collage of various music-related items including sheet music, concert flyers, a record label card, and a drawing of a figure playing a stringed instrument, all scattered on a white background.
A colorful collage featuring musical elements, with a prominent hot pink strip in the center adorned with black musical notes and symbols. The background is a patchwork of yellow and blue sections, some with musical notation and instrument illustrations, interspersed with images of roses and abstract designs. The corners of the image have small squares with geometric shapes.
A collage of various music-themed items including illustrated animals playing instruments on sheet music, newspaper clippings about classical music, colorful musical notes, and a photo of a woman listening to music with visible notes floating around her.
A collage of various music-themed items including sheet music, a music library pamphlet, an advertisement with a musical score background, and a whimsical drawing of a character with musical notes. The items are arranged on a flat surface, overlapping each other, creating an artistic display of music-related materials.
A collage of various paper elements related to music and New York on a white background. The left side features a large musical note with a silhouette of a city skyline, overlaid on newspaper clippings with the text "Jazz In New York." Below are smaller clippings about a "Downtown Glee Club" and a "Young People's Chorus." The right side shows a torn piece of paper with a cat playing a double bass and a small strip with the "Blue Note" logo and partial faces of musicians.
A collage of various paper elements including newspaper clippings, music sheets, and advertisements. The central focus is a large, colorful typography of the word "RECORDS" with each letter filled with different patterns, such as music notes and record grooves, set against a black background. To the left, a grayscale advertisement features a treble clef and diamond jewelry, while to the right, a torn piece of paper with the letter "S" over musical notation is visible. The overall composition is a creative juxtaposition of text, imagery, and musical themes.

Christian Marclay
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