With MADE TO BE DESTROYED, Christian Marclay edits together a multitude of film clips in which artworks are destroyed. The minutia of the preliminary research and ensuing editing highlights a series of narrative and cultural patterns whereby art is the victim of violence. Whether sprayed (Batman, 1989), burnt (Equilibrium, 2002) or smashed (Le sang d’un poète, 1932 The Naked Gun, 1988), artworks are destroyed in moments that express rage against the self and others, the pain of loss, rebellion against a state or political power, or simply the perfect foil for a slapstick mishap.
Christian Marclay
Director
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The Monuments Men60%
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice67%
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing70%
Maudie77%
The Thin Red Line74%
An Inconvenient Truth69%
Maniac60%
The Hot Spot63%
Everybody’s Everything84%
A Woman60%
Puss Gets the Boot70%
The Thomas Crown Affair68%
Hardware59%
Die Hart59%
Bean64%
Shanghaied59%
Mad God68%
The House That Jack Built71%
