And in a new focus, as well. The video gives us access to images that older generations of humans couldn't have imagined, much less actually seen.

For 24 hours, Christian Marclay's masterwork The Clock tells us, via a collage of clips from films showing clocks, watches, sundials and digital displays, exactly what time it is.

When was the last time you looked forward to looking at a clock? Not to find out the time per se — like gee, maybe it’s beer o’ clock already — but waited with bated breath … ...