Video Quartet
Curated by Peter Richards; featuring artist: Christian Marclay
The Golden Thread Gallery is delighted to present Christian Marclay’s critically acclaimed Video Quartet (2001) on loan from the Tate, London.
“Video Quartet is a four-screen DVD projection synchronizing hundreds of Hollywood film excerpts that feature actors and musicians playing instruments or making sound. Compelling both visually and acoustically, the piece is “a mixture of laptop multimedia collage and more conventional acts of cinematic and musical arranging that shows Marclay at the peak of his powers…” Artforum
In 2003 ‘Video Quartet’ became the first work by Marclay to be acquired by the Tate, London. Purchased from funds provided by the Film and Video Special Acquisitions Fund 2003.
Further information about this work can be found on the Tate website.
Image Credit: Christian Marclay, *Video Quartet*, 2002, four-channel video projection, with sound, running time: 14 minutes. © Christian Marclay. Courtesy Paula Cooper Gallery, New York and Tate, London.
Documentation: Christian Marclay, *Video Quartet*, 2002, four-channel video projection, with sound, running time: 14 minutes.
© Christian Marclay. Courtesy Paula Cooper Gallery, New York and Tate, London.
Photo Credit: Simon Mills
Supported by Arts Council of Northern Ireland and Belfast City Council