NEWSLETTER
August 23 – October 5, 2025; Opening Reception: Saturday, August 23, 5–7PM
Hudson, NY (August 13, 2025) - Hudson Hall at the historic Hudson Opera House is proud to present an exhibition of works by internationally acclaimed artist Christian Marclay, curated by Second Ward Foundation and drawn entirely from its collection. On view from August 23 through October 5, 2025, the exhibition opens with a free public reception on Saturday, August 23 from 5–7PM.
Christian Marclay’s inventive fusion of visual art and music takes center stage in this solo exhibition of video, photography, printmaking, and collage. Treating sound as a material, Marclay cuts, splices, stitches, and reassembles it into visual form. Album covers, vinyl records, and musical scores become playful and provocative reflections on music, pop culture, and the physical traces of sound.
An internationally recognized pioneer of sound and image, Marclay received the Golden Lion for Best Artist at the 2011 Venice Biennale. His work has been exhibited worldwide and features in the collections of major international institutions, including The Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, MOT Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, MACBA Museum of Contemporary Art of Barcelona, Tate Modern, London, and Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, among others.
Organized by Second Ward Foundation. Christian Marclay is represented by Paula Cooper Gallery, New York, and White Cube, London.
About Second Ward Foundation
Located in the Hudson Valley, Second Ward occupies the former Charles Williams School in Hudson, NY. Designed by M.F. Cummins and Son of Troy and completed in 1924, the building originally accommodated 480 elementary school students. It is being repurposed into an auditorium, education center, and art galleries. Second Ward holds events in the building including live music and video screenings by local as well as internationally recognized performers and artists. The foundation also loans art work to regional, national and international institutions.
About Hudson Hall
Hudson Hall at the historic Hudson Opera House is a cultural beacon in the Hudson Valley, offering a dynamic year-round schedule of music, theater, film, dance, literature, workshops for youth and adults, as well as family programs and large-scale events like the Hudson Jazz Festival. Located in an historic landmark that houses New York State’s oldest surviving theater, Hudson Hall underwent a full restoration and reopened to the public in April 2017 for the first time in over 55 years.
For more information about the exhibition, visit hudsonhall.org/christian-
Exhibition Details:
What: Christian Marclay Solo Exhibition
When: August 23 – October 5, 2025
Opening Reception: Saturday, August 23, 5–7PM
Where: Hudson Hall, 327 Warren Street, Hudson, NY 12534
Web: hudsonhall.org/christian-
Image: Christian Marclay, Stay Hard, 1991. © 2025 Christian Marclay.
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Hudson Hall programs are made possible with support from New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.