10 Facts About Christian Marclay

Christian Marclay was born on January 11,1955 and is a visual artist and composer.

Christian Marclay was born on January 11,1955, in San Rafael, Marin County, California, to a Swiss father and an American mother and raised in Geneva, Switzerland.

Christian Marclay studied at the Ecole Superieure d'Art Visuel in Geneva, the Massachusetts College of Art and Design in Boston in the Studio for Interrelated Media Program, and the Cooper Union in New York.

Long based in Manhattan, Christian Marclay has in recent years divided his time between New York and London.

Unable to recruit a drummer for the band, Christian Marclay used the regular rhythms of a skipping LP record as a percussion instrument.

Christian Marclay sometimes manipulates or damages records to produce continuous loops and skips, and has said he generally prefers inexpensive used records purchased at thrift shops, as opposed to other turntablists who often seek out specific recordings.

Christian Marclay was filmed performing a duo with Erikm for the documentary Scratch.

Christian Marclay made several forays into video art that informed The Clock.

Christian Marclay began dating curator Lydia Yee in 1991, and the couple married in 2011.

At the 2011 Venice Biennale, representing the United States, Christian Marclay was recognized as the best artist in the official exhibition, winning the Golden Lion for The Clock.