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The Clock is a 24-hour loop showing various timepieces and scenes, all in sync with real time

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Christian Marclay The Clock, 2010 Single channel video, 24 hours Courtesy the Artist, White Cube, London and Paula Cooper Gallery, New York

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Christian Marclay The Clock, 2010 Single channel video, 24 hours Courtesy the Artist, White Cube, London and Paula Cooper Gallery, New York

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Christian Marclay The Clock, 2010 Single channel video, 24 hours Courtesy the Artist, White Cube, London and Paula Cooper Gallery, New York

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Christian Marclay The Clock 2010 Single channel video Duration: 24 hours © the artist Photo: Ben Westoby Courtesy White Cube

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Christian Marclay's 2010 video hit "The Clock," a 24-hour-long movie-montage that museum director Michael Govan called a "virtual history" of film.

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