Patty Smyth

Patty Smyth is a singer and songwriter. She was a member of the rock band Scandal before embarking on a solo career.

At exactly 12:00 p.m. the train pulls into the station. It is midday on a Thursday and we are at MoMA to watch the hour kicked off by High Noon (1952) in Christian Marclay’s incomparable The Clock. I am immediately reminded of the importance of time in general and in my own life, in particular: how important it was to be on time for practice, how important it was to use time efficiently, how important it was not to waste time. I visualize the famous clock at Wimbledon, our premier tennis event, striking the hour of 2:00 p.m. as we made our way out to Center Court and recall how much pride I felt being a part of this fantastic occasion.

Christian Marclay, The Clock (detail), 2010. Single-channel video with sound, 24 hours. © Christian Marclay. Courtesy Paula Cooper Gallery, New York.

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