Christian Marclay

Artist

1955-01-11

Quotes by Christian Marclay

• It's good to get away from the editing suite. It's very unhealthy to be sitting in front of the screen for too long.

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• With improvisation, I just do it. It might be a total failure but then you just throw the dice again.

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• These things I sample, or clip, are things that we share - music, films, sounds. It triggers a layer of participation from the audience as they recognize the material and remember it.

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• If the music in a groove fits with what you're playing, then play it; if not, then you can play it backwards. If that doesn't work, you try it at a different speed. If it really doesn't work you just break it. The whole ritual to put a record on a turntable just to listen to it, I don't do that too often.

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