Christian Marclay, The Clock closes at LACMA after summer run
Published on 08/28/2026 at 15:31 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Christian Marclay returns to Los Angeles this summer with his landmark video installation The Clock. As the Los Angeles County Museum of Art confirms, Christian Marclay: The Clock runs from July 26 to August 23, 2026 in BCAM, Level 1, including special 24-hour screenings on July 25–26 and August 22–23.LACMA exhibition page
The summer presentation at LACMA
LACMA frames The Clock as a 24-hour single-channel montage built from thousands of film and television clips that collectively function as a precise timepiece synchronized to local time.LACMA current exhibitions overview The museum notes that the work is on view during regular hours, with early-morning access on select days due to demand.Unframed program update
In its announcement, White Cube highlights that this marks the first Los Angeles presentation of The Clock since 2015 and lists the same dates and two 24-hour screenings from July 25–26 and August 22–23, 2026, reinforcing the institutional framing of the project as a major summer event in the city’s art calendar.White Cube LACMA announcement
A biennial-scale video in a museum setting
Although The Clock is not tied to a specific biennial this summer, its 24-hour, durational format and dense editing align it with the kind of large-scale video installations often seen at Venice or documenta. LACMA’s dedicated cinema-like space and extended hours underline the logistical and curatorial effort behind presenting a full-day work in a general museum context.LACMA Unframed interview
The museum’s public program around Christian Marclay: The Clock, including early-morning viewing and member events in August 2026, situates the installation as a central attraction alongside other summer exhibitions, comparable in visibility to prominent biennial contributions.Unframed program update
All news and background on Christian Marclay
Further reports on Christian Marclay’s exhibitions, large-scale video works and museum presentations can be found in the AD HOC NEWS archive.
The work core and time motif
Marclay’s practice spans performance, collage, sound and video, but The Clock has become a key work group, alongside projects such as Telephones, his record-sleeve collages and sound-focused installations. The work condenses a century of moving-image history while tracking real time, making spectators’ awareness of duration its central material.
His longstanding exploration of the intersection between visual art, urban culture and experimental sound is also foregrounded in the exhibition Cidades at MAAT in Lisbon, which runs from March 25 to August 31, 2026 and includes around 15 works from 1978 to 2026.MAAT exhibition announcement
Where the artist stands now
Christian Marclay’s 2026 program centers on The Clock at LACMA through August 23, 2026 and the exhibition Cidades at MAAT in Lisbon through August 31, 2026, both confirmed by the respective institutions.LACMA exhibition page MAAT exhibition announcement
Key facts on Christian Marclay
- Artist: Christian Marclay
- Medium / Genre: Video art, sound installation, collage
- Born: 1955, San Rafael, California, USA
- Place(s) of practice: Studio practice between the United States and Europe
- Active since: Late 1970s, with performance and sound-based work
- Key work groups: The Clock, Telephones, record-sleeve collages, sound installations
- Current/last exhibition: Christian Marclay: The Clock, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), July 26–August 23, 2026
- Major collections: MoMA (New York), Tate (London), Centre Pompidou (Paris)
- Awards: Golden Lion for Best Artist at the 54th Venice Biennale, 2011 (for The Clock)
- Next date: Exhibition Cidades at MAAT, Lisbon, through August 31, 2026
Frequently asked questions about Christian Marclay
Where can I see Christian Marclay’s The Clock in August 2026?
In August 2026, Christian Marclay: The Clock is on view at LACMA in Los Angeles, from July 26 to August 23, 2026, in BCAM, Level 1, with a 24-hour screening on August 22–23.LACMA exhibition page
What is the format of The Clock?
The Clock is a 24-hour single-channel video montage composed of thousands of film and television clips that depict time and are edited to run in sync with the local time zone where it is screened.LACMA current exhibitions overview
Which other exhibition by Christian Marclay is running in 2026?
Alongside LACMA’s presentation of The Clock, MAAT in Lisbon hosts the exhibition Cidades from March 25 to August 31, 2026, focusing on urban culture through video, photography, collage and publications from 1978 to 2026.MAAT exhibition announcement
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