THE SOUNDS OF CHRISTMAS
First organized in 1999, The Sounds of Christmas is a seasonal work presented during the month of December in a different city every year. The project consists of 1200 Christmas LPs made available to the public for consultation and to local DJs on scheduled events. The installation also comprises six videos, which document the album covers, while a video projector shows documentation of past performances at other venues.
PAST EXHIBITIONS
THE SOUNDS OF CHRISTMAS
DECEMBER 12 – DECEMBER 20, 2009
First organized in 1999, The Sounds of Christmas is a seasonal work presented during the month of December in a different city every year. The project consists of 1200 Christmas LPs made available to the public for consultation and to local DJs on scheduled events. The installation also comprises six videos, which document the album covers, while a video projector shows documentation of past performances at other venues.
During the one-week installation noted DJs create remixes of their own selection from Marclay’s Christmas records. Part community project, part art installation, this work provides an impressive and exhaustive archive of Christmas music to DJs and turntablists for live performances which disturb the dismal and hackneyed holiday season soundscape.
The installation has appeared at the Tate Modern (London), Musée d’Art Moderne et Contemporain (Geneva), Museum of Contemporary Art (Miami), DHC/ART Foundation for Contemporary Art (Montreal) and The New Museum of Contemporary Art/Media Z Lounge (NYC).
