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The process of editing is what I enjoy most - putting the pieces together and making sense out of them.

~Christian Marclay

Topics: Editing Enjoy Making Most Out Pieces Process Putting Sense Them Together

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Unlike sitting at a computer screen, printing is very direct and hands-on.

~Christian Marclay

Topics: Computer Direct Hands-On Printing Screen Sitting Unlike Very

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With improvisation, I just do it. It might be a total failure but then you just throw the dice again.

~Christian Marclay

Topics: Again Dice Failure Improvisation Just Just Do It Might Then Throw Total You

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It's the way life is, I suppose. Whatever happens, you deal with it.

~Christian Marclay

Topics: Deal Happens Life Suppose Way Whatever You

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These things I sample, or clip, are things that we share - music, films, sounds. It triggers a layer of participation from the audience as they recognize the material and remember it.

~Christian Marclay

Topics: Audience Clip Films Layer Material Music Participation Recognize Remember Sample Share Sounds Things Triggers

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We go to the movies to forget about time, to be in a dream state. And it's entertainment, distraction, from the fact that everything is kind of crumbling in front of our eyes.

~Christian Marclay

Topics: About Crumbling Distraction Dream Entertainment Everything Eyes Fact Forget Front Go Kind Movies Our State Time

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If you make something good and interesting and not ridiculing someone or being offensive, the creators of the original material will like it.

~Christian Marclay

Topics: Being Creators Good Interesting Like Make Material Offensive Original Someone Something Something Good Will You

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Art is all in the details.

~Christian Marclay

Topics: Art Details

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Since I was a child I have always been cutting things out and gluing them together rather than drawing them.

~Christian Marclay

Topics: Always Been Child Cutting Drawing Out Rather Since Than Them Things Together

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Every person's remembering will be different. That engagement is important, I think.

~Christian Marclay

Topics: Be Different Different Engagement Every Important Person Remembering Think Will I Think

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Biography

Nationality: Swiss

Type: Artist

Born: January 11th, 1955

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