CHRISTIAN MARCLAY'S INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED CINEMATIC WORK THE CLOCK OPENS AT WALKER ART CENTER WITH OVERNIGHT SCREENING JUNE 14 FOR NOTHERN SPARK

PRESENTATION INCLUDES FOUR OVERNIGHT SCREENINGS AND SPECIAL CLOSING NIGHT FOR SUMMER MUSIC & MOVIES SERIES

MINNEAPOLIS, May 20 2014--From June 14 through August 25, 2014, the Walker Art Center will present The Clock, a major cinematic work by artist Christian Marclay screened in the Burnet Gallery. Winner of the Golden Lion award at the 2011 Venice Biennale, The Clock samples thousands of film excerpts from the history of cinema that indicate the passage of time--from clock towers to wristwatches to buzzing alarm clocks--that edited together unfold on the screen in real time as a 24-hour montage. Called "an abundant, magnificent work" (The Financial Times) "relentless and compelling" (The Guardian) and "utterly transfixing" (The Huffington Post), The Clock has garnered rave reviews from art critics and the public alike since its premiere in 2010, and has traveled to a host of venues worldwide.

The Clock opens at the Walker with an overnight screening on June 14 (Northern Spark). It will run continuously during regular gallery hours with additional overnight screenings presented four times during the run of the exhibition. Closing night on August 25 will be a special Summer Music & Movies evening of playful and conceptually rich works by Christian Marclay and live performance by the nationally respected experimental trio of Laurent Estoppey, Ikue Mori, and Anthony Coleman.

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