The Power Plant

The Power Plant is pleased to be a part of Scotiabank Nuit Blanche. As part of this special event, the gallery presents a 24-hour screening of Christian Marclay's The Clock, beginning 29 September, 10 AM through 30 September, 5 PM. Around the world, people have lined up day and night to experience American artist Christian Marclay’s The Clock. Scotiabank Nuit Blanche visitors can see this contemporary masterpiece it in its entirety.

The Clock (2010) is an ode to time and the cinema comprised of thousands of fragments from a vast range of films. Short clips featuring wristwatches, alarm clocks, countdowns and other references to time and timepieces are edited together into a captivating illustration of virtually every minute of a day. The end result is an epic 24-hour video that plunges visitors into hundreds of different cinematic settings and moods, making time unravel in countless directions. #PPTheClock - join the conversation on Twitter!

For more info about Scotiabank Nuit Blanche, visit http://www.scotiabanknuitblanche.ca.

Photo: Christian Marclay, The Clock, 2010, Single channel video, Duration: 24 hours. Purchased 2011 with the generous support of Jay Smith and Laura Rapp, and Carol and Morton Rapp, Toronto. Jointly owned by the National Gallery of Canada and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Courtesy the Artist, White Cube, London and Paula Cooper Gallery, New York.