Curated by: Karen Love. Telephones, 1995. New York artist Christain Marclay utilized Hollywood film archives to create this surprisingly cohesive and independent, 7-minute video narrative. A 7 1/2 minute compilation of Hollywood film clips, Telephones demonstrates the transformative power of Marclay’s editing. The Museum of Fine Arts is pleased to present a spotlight exhibition on two works by multimedia artist Christian Marclay: Telephones (1995) and Sound Holes (2007). Single-channel video (B&W and color, sound) 7:30 min (looped); dimensions variable. Ringing telephones beckon museum visitors who reach level 4 of the Denver Art Museum’s Hamilton Building. Acquired through the David M. Solinger Fund, the Professor and Mrs. M. H. Abrams Purchase Fund, with additional support from Sean M. … American, born 1955. Among his signature works is Telephones, which traces the arc of an ordinary call through a dazzling montage of vintage film clips. maybe that’s the role of the artist in this world that you’re talking about—picking out the samples. Though tucked around a wall, Christian Marclay’s video Telephones (1995), one of our recent modern and contemporary acquisitions, is nearly impossible to miss because of the familiar sounds it emits.. It was Christian Marclay's "Telephones" (1995), a 7 1/2-minute compilation of brief Hollywood film clips that creates a narrative of its own. An archetype of the human encounter with the telephone is woven from a diverse field of familiar images. “I’ve always been interested in how sound is visualized,” he explains. 1955) Telephones video (Betacam, DVD), in two parts duration: 7 minutes 30 seconds Executed in 1995, this work is number fourteen from … Visual artist and composer Christian Marclay explores the relationship between sound and image through a wide range of media, including sculpture, photography, and video. BN Going back to the dj thing. Courtesy of the artist and Paula Cooper Gallery, New York. Telephones: Christian Marclay. Christian Marclay's 1995 supercut (presumely one of the first modern videos of that type) Telephones walks through the various stages of a telephone call - from dialing, to answering, convering, waiting and then slamming down the receiver - all with footage from Hollywood films, ranging from the 1940s to the 1990s. 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