Telephones
1995
Artist
- Christian Marclay, American, 1955
- Born: San Rafael, CA
- Work Locations: New York, NY, London, England
Country
United States
Object
single-channel video
Medium
DVD
Accession Number
2010.425.1-2
Credit Line
Gift of Polly and Mark Addison
Christian Marclay (American). Telephones. 1995. DVD. Gift of Polly and Mark Addison. 2010.425.1-2.
Edition
76/250
Department
Modern and Contemporary Art
Collection
Modern and Contemporary Art
In "Telephones", Marclay appropriates telephone scenes from movies old and new, and then re-sequences them to create a video montage. The result is an absurd performance that mixes a variety of Hollywood genres and eras into a single telephone conversation. For many, the familiar scenes and sounds trigger memories and associations, but the work also exists as a meditation on the relationship between culture and medium.
Exhibition History
- Venice Bienale, 1997
- "Techno-Sublime,"--CU Art Museum, 2005
- "BLINK! Light, Sound and Moving Image"--Denver Art Museum, 3/10/2011 - 4/30/2011
- "Showing Off: Recent Modern and Contemporary Acquisitions"--Denver Art Museum, 5/17/2015 - 1/3/2016
