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Christian Marclay b.1955

Tape Fall

1990
magnetic tape, glass, wax 12 h × 4¼ dia in (30 × 11 cm)
estimate: $1,500–2,000
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Incised and printed signature, date and number to body and seal of bottle ‘©1990 Christian Marclay 97/150’. This work is number 97 from the edition of 150 published by the New Museum, New York.
provenance: New Museum, New York | Acquired from the previous in 1990, Private Collection

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Inscribed to the Work

This bottle contains magnetic tape used in TAPE FALL, an installation by Christian Marclay at The New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York City from September 12 through November 25, 1989. The sound of trickling water recorded on this tape was played back on a reel-to-reel deck mounted high on the central column of the gallery. For eleven weeks the tape was allowed to unwind freely and spill onto the floor below where it accumulated in a large mound. A total of 187 reels of tape were used. The New Museum has published a numbered edition of 150 bottles.

Installation view of Tape Fall at the New Museum, New York, 1989. Image: Fred Scruton, New Museum New York
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