29 Nov 2025 – 25 Jan 2026
Berlin, Germany
smb.museum
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Christian Marclay’s The Clock arrives in Berlin for the first time, bringing his 24-hour video installation to a newly built cinema space inside the Mies Glass Hall. Painstakingly assembled over several years, the work functions as an absorbing journey through a century of cinema and as a fully operational timepiece: each moment on-screen corresponds precisely to the local time of its exhibition, collapsing cinematic fiction into real-time experience.
Drawing on scenes from thrillers, westerns, sci-fi films, and countless lesser-known titles, The Clock weaves together shifting moods, narratives, and eras, allowing viewers to feel time unfold in multiple directions at once. The work is on view daily during the museum’s opening hours, with select weekend opportunities to experience the full 24-hour cycle.
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