What to Know”Christian Marclay: The Clock”Los Angeles County Museum of ArtTwo full showings are coming up: Saturday, July 25 at 7 p.m. through Sunday, July 26 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 22 at 7 p.m. through Sunday, Aug. 23 at 7 p.m.$30 adult; other ticketing tiers are availableThe film will also play during regular museum hours from July 26 through Aug. 23; general admission covers your entryBroad Contemporary Art Museum at LACMA, Level 1<\/p>\n
Perhaps you’ve never counted how many times a day you casually glance at the clock on your phone, the old-school timepiece on your mantel, or the digital display above your stove.<\/p>\n
Whatever that number might be, it surely cannot be as high as the incredible number of times a clock is portrayed in “Christian Marclay: The Clock,”<\/a> a 24-hour film that keeps exact time with the real-world time the viewer is occupying.<\/p>\n Let’s talk, or rather tick tock, about what that means: This is a movie that truly takes 24 hours from start to finish, and every few seconds, give or take, a clip from a movie or television show depicting the time on a clock pops up.<\/p>\n The time on screen corresponds to the time on your phone, or your wristwatch, adding to the immersive feel of viewing the widely hailed and highly original work of art.<\/p>\n Visualize, if you will, a marvelous “… 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 museum states on the event page.<\/a><\/p>\n The piece springs from the filmmaker’s “… interests in collage and found visual and aural artifacts with his roots in life performance.”<\/p>\n The Los Angeles County Museum of Art last screened “Christian Marclay: The Clock” over a decade ago. Now the Miracle Mile museum is bringing it back for two special engagements, when, yes, it will actually play for 24 hours.<\/p>\n The dates and times? The film begins at 7 p.m. on July 25 and concludes at 7 p.m. on July 26, and ticket holders are invited to stop by the Broad Museum to view the film for as long as they like. You’ll want to arrive by 5 p.m. on Sunday if you wish to view the conclusion of the film.<\/p>\n Seating is first come, first served, do keep in mind, and if you’re a LACMA member you’re assured priority access.<\/p>\n Don’t get wound up if you miss the July date; it’s all happening again, for 24 hours, starting on Aug. 22 at 7 p.m. and wrapping up at 7 p.m. on Aug. 23. Again, be sure to get there by 5 p.m. on Sunday if you plan to view the last two hours; that’s the final entry time.<\/p>\n