Honoring Christian Marclay
Aurora Picture Show's annual Aurora Award Dinners are unparalleled events honoring some of the most significant media artists of the 21st Century and 22nd Century. The Aurora Award is an honor given to an artist who has exhibited extraordinary originality in the fields of media and multimedia art. This year, Aurora Picture Show will present the tenth annual Aurora Award to acclaimed media and visual artist Christian Marclay. Christian Marclay is a London-based visual artist and composer whose innovative work explores the juxtaposition between sound recording, photography, video and film. As performer and sound artist Christian Marclay has been experimenting, composing and performing with phonograph records and turntables since 1979 to create his unique 'theater of found sound.' Each year, Aurora selects an artist to create an Aurora Award that is presented to the honoree. This year Aurora has selected San Antonio artist, Justin Boyd, who has previously worked with Marclay at Artpace. Tickets start at $250. Tables start at $1000.