Clock
A precise and austere work by Darren Almond, *Clock* reflects the artist's longstanding preoccupation with the nature of time, measurement, and human experience. Almond examines how mechanical systems of timekeeping impose structure upon the fluid and often elusive passage of time. The work invites contemplation of the tension between objective, quantifiable time and the deeply subjective way in which it is felt and lived.
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
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Under the Influence
December 11, 2013
Artists in conversation
On Kawara
Japanese · b. 1932
On Kawara's Date Paintings share Almond's precise and austere engagement with time as subject matter, using minimal monochromatic compositions to transform the mechanical measurement of time into a deeply contemplative conceptual object.
Felix Gonzalez-Torres
Cuban-American · b. 1957
Gonzalez-Torres frequently used clocks and industrial objects within a minimalist aesthetic to explore the tension between objective measurement and subjective human experience, closely mirroring the conceptual and emotional registers of Almond's work.
Christian Marclay
Swiss-American · b. 1955
Marclay's sustained artistic preoccupation with time as both subject and medium, exemplified by works using clocks and mechanical timekeeping systems within a conceptual and contemplative framework, makes his practice directly comparable to this precise and austere piece.
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