Christian Marclay (b. 1955, San Rafael, CA) is known for his innovative work combining collage, sound recording, photography, video, film, sculpture and performance. Marclay has had important one-person exhibitions at international institutions including Kunsthaus Zurich, MCA Chicago, SFMOMA, Whitney Museum of American Art, Garage Center for Contemporary Culture in Moscow, Aargauer Kunsthaus, and Sapporo Art Park, among many others. Marclay received the Golden Lion award at the 54th Venice Biennale for his 24-hour virtuosic video piece The Clock. Since then, the work has been seen by tens of thousands of viewers at prestigious venues around the world, including at a current presentation at Tate Modern in London. Marclay currently lives and works in London.

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