Christian Marclay mini documentary

[Eilicec]

the next steve jobs

[efsq]

"artists"...

[ansteybury]

Does he do weddings

[bndberlin]

congratulations to mr marclay

[OldSkolar]

Quite amazing the roots of a big aspect of the hip hop culture lay inside this man's brain. Sheer genious.

[9773165]

This artist is one to watch check out his Clock Video at the Hayward he transfers the techniques as well as found film images in sequence. Even the steward recommends . But British Art ? ?Connects more to Downtown at the Barbican.

[KittensGotTalent]

Christian is a genius!

I hope to hear him play live one day.

[baTonkaTruck]

Just because a sound is acceptable as a thing that we hear, doesn't mean it's any fun to listen to. I'm not saying this isn't important in some "art for art's sake" way. But just because an artist is fascinated with something doesn't mean that it's interesting or socio-culturally relevant. The real power of the mindful artist is to assemble their unique world view into something that reaches out to people. He seems to be looking in first. The unforgettable stuff looks outward first.

[cajinajr]

I would disagree with your critique of the video. I think Christian's work is very much "outwardly" - yes, he's dealing with the medium of records, but the work speaks to our culture of appropriation and media (digital audio/video instead of record samples as in hip hop of the 80's and 90's). People who listen to his "cut-up" records and hear a snippet of a song they know and have a radically different experience with that music. That situates the work in both private and public spaces.

[HaoWenXiang]

@baTonkaTruck Impressionism was started by artists who were interested in investigating natural lighting effects, ordinary subject matter, and the passage of time. They prevailing critics of the time labeled their work as crude, ugly, and inappropriate as "fine art", as art that deserves to be viewed by the public and museums. Now their work is regarded as a defining element of the 19th century. What makes things unforgettable is the passage of time, not the intent of the artist.

[ghostinamichelle]

AMAZING what a genius

[grampskvideo]

@ghostinamichelle really? i don't think this is genius. I think he is recognized for his work because he was the first one that was doing it, not because he was a true master of his craft

[goodearmovie]

cool stuff, love the guitar behind the car visual

[AMOKIAN]

Great stuff...soooo awesome!!!!!!

search:

SINED IN TRYPLYKIT

[Nickavelli09]

i love the records that are sliced and cut and patched together to make one record. outstanding

[Shanex36]

got a chance to see his work recently i was completely blown away. standing in the middle of 4 screens with intense gunfire coming right at you

[ErikKiliam]

He makes some great points here. The real creational or producing process of composing is nothing compared to the conversations going on inside of you.

[PaulieZeRd]

I found this really fascinating. Marclay is going to be a huge influence and inspiration for me. Thanks so much!

[toddrunt]

fuckin !

[thath09]

this is how abstract art should be made. make art that reflects who you are and what youre interested in; don't break the mold to break the mold.

[danielhl22]

whatever

[Avaxt]

ChInKaTaPuSgUaBoInG !

[denshiblocks]

fantastic

[slackerjobs22]

Cool Vid :)

[powersherlock]

why don't folks just like what they like and get on with it? i don't understand the need to categorise into positive and negative, this music that music.

B-b-b-b-b-bb-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b­-bboing

[davidgerbstadt]

as duchamp said, 'it is art if i call it art'. the fact that all you are talking about it... and the more you think about it the more you are talking about it... the farther away you are from it. so stop talking and thinking and just do art... lighten up life is to short. best part of an album is the hisssss you don't get that on a cd- it is to clean.

[shaft9000]

...but can he carry a tune?

i think it's intriguing idea-wise - but compositionally this is mostly slop.

i like the rubber bass, though.

[CJAnonymous]

True, but what he did with that Jimi Hendrix record was dope, though.

That way of distorting guitar records has possibilities...

[tomcromatico]

fantastic video, great art!

[Atiamutonvnad]

Is this guy a christian? Cause thats what I typed in.

[orangetide]

his name is Christian, so I guess that makes him a Christian. I'm a Jon. nice to meet you.

[scarletxrisis]

koolkruger, what do you think of Bush jr ?

[TheArtLife]

Have a listen to Marclay's scratching on John Zorn's "The Big Gundown" - especially the track "The Battle of Algiers" - then come back here and try to justify your ignorant and silly comments.

[scarletxrisis]

Mixmaster Mike makes real musical art

please keep to the sculptures, your not making music man. And I do not believe it to be art either.

I think mixmaster Mike probably should be making the money you do

I am sorry, right from the heart. go hiphop

o yeah, and watch the documentary "Scratch" for some ref to the time/year hiphop started using turntables and records. I believe it's said wrong here that he started before hip hop did

[koolkruger]

Mixmaster Mike does make art and gets paid very well. You know, the Beastie did sell ALOT of albums and have played countless sold out shows over the years.

I dont think you 'scarletxrisis' know or represent hip hop. Hip hop parallels punk closely, you know the Beastie Boys's began as a punk band. Hip hop and punk are about doing your own unique original work, not coppying. True that Christians work dosent fit into the DMC tradition, it still represents to the fullest Hip hop's ideals,

[koolkruger]

Go take your "Scratch" dvd and listen to the director commentary for "Scratch" They talk about Naut Humon. He started and owns Asphodel records. He produced Mix Master Mikes first solo album. His label was the "Blue Note" of hip hop. He let the artists do whatever they wanted. Naut led the directors of the "Scratch" to Christian Marclay and they had footage for the movie "scratch" but couldent include it in the movie because there was so much good footage and so little time.

[rebelo5]

cgh

[jonbecker03]

christian marclay ISN'T a part of the hip hop tradition. he is (or was) part of the downtown "new music" scene, along with people such as john zorn, elliott sharp, and anton fier. and his work is best appreciated when he is functioning as part of a group, not as a solo artist. as for the "financial" angle, i'm surprised to see marclay living in such lavish quarters. i never thought he made all that much money. but maybe he's a trust fund baby. (he WAS, after all, born in switzerland.)

[scarletxrisis]

thank you for explaining

this is what I expected

art is getting weirder and weirder, and the upperclass thinks it is great. they are also willing to pay very well for it, I just don't get it

that is what made me feel a little confused

[burningmartin]

Duh. He actually makes and sells art for a living and does rather well with it. He's not just a "musician."

[krugerreg]

the hip hop tradition is to take something, flip it to make a new composition thats dope. emphasize FLIP SOMETHING. not enough people in hip hop have there, they copy to much. Christian's work is very avant garde, which is a style that has been ahead of its time throughout history. Most people dont regognize or respect, but it's not made for the masses, its made for a select few. "I make my music for the few who can appreciate the extent of what I do"

[krugerreg]

Christian has inspired many people into reflecting with an introspective perspective to find their own style and their own sound. Through logical deduction, he has strongly influenced many of the dominating hip hop acts. Just because he isnt competing in the DMC or rocking crowds of hipster kids, or even true fans, it dosent mean you can can say he is not part of the hip hop tradition. Isnt the tradition to "remember to always be true no matter what you do, and never front"

[David63190]

Interesting doc thanks for posting

[Friendsshare]

Watermelons taste very good

[nEMOheartTaco]

Splicing records to create a rythm, Amazing! But one question. Why, at the end of the vid., do you see his hand move when he's being rewound? During play-back, his hands are in his lap. hmmm.

[AliaK77]

thanks for posting this video - great to see!

[utubefilmcritic]

very well done!

[mikongo]

I remember this guy from way back- he was down on his luck and i bought a load of his shit- do you think its worth anything now? Is he famous or something?

[Greatermullet]

gosh i like pie

[NicleT]

This is a lot inspired by Martin Tetreault's work.

[LJF]

"Here's the difference though. Apple has the rights to all those movies and tv shows they used because of their rights through the ITMS. This dude doesn't own the rights to any of it."

You don't need rights to make art... And you still own the concept.

[t3hking]

Here's the difference though. Apple has the rights to all those movies and tv shows they used because of their rights through the ITMS. This dude doesn't own the rights to any of it.

[Alpha736]

Christian should sue the pants off of Apple for using his art without his permission.

[Aotommo]

It'd be protected as parody.  And they didn't use his art, they imitated it.

[ecobore]

Very cool guy!

[boatynoh]

pretentious? he seems pretty down to earth. twat? thats a swear. I mos def hear cries ragging perf art but I like the sounds he gets. I saw him in boston it was cool. he was playing with a pretentious perf artist and you could tell the difference. Its just collage w sound. dope.

[harryhaecker]

I'm sure that would have been a very cool concert, indeed.

I like the way he not only uses collages of semi-random audio snippets in his performance art, but also his music sculptings and alternative use of soundmaking.

It's not an easy thing to pull off, and do it convincingly! I would love to see who a crowd would applaud more: 10 minutes of a performance by Down10 or 10 minutes of Christian Marclay!

[Greatermullet]

only on the weekends!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[blawrence5]

A+ you talk about it while he lives it!

[Down10]

Yeah, "performance art" -- the art for people with no real talent.

[BrettArchibald]

Pretentious twat

[jasonmp85]

God dammit that was so boring. He needs to stop taking himself so seriously, I know I don't. Maybe if he could speak with a bit more tone then I could listen.

[13thFc]

too bad he's not the only one who does this...

[00ze]

Beautiful!

[luudnoma]

"More Encores" is the best plunderphonic record done. I recommend.

[daniujo78]

WEIRD

[frankiepop]

Marclay is so good.

[hoah]

hurrah