Person
Chris Burden
Directing · 1946–2015 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Biography
Christopher Lee Burden (April 11, 1946 – May 10, 2015) was an American artist working in performance, sculpture and installation art. Burden became known in the 1970s for his performance art works, including Shoot (1971), where he arranged for a friend to shoot him in the arm with a small-caliber rifle. A prolific artist, Burden created many well-known installations, public artworks and sculptures before his death in 2015.
Known for
Burden
Self (archive footage)
Metropolis II
2014
Shoot
1971
The TV Commercials 1973–1977
Himself
Here Is Always Somewhere Else
Himself
The Big Wheel
Self
A Twenty-Year Survey, Newport Harbor Art Museum
Himself
Velvet Water
Himself
Back to You
Director
Big Wrench
Director
Filmography
- 2016BurdenSelf (archive footage)
- 2014Metropolis II
- 2007Here Is Always Somewhere ElseHimself
- 2000The TV Commercials 1973–1977Himself
- 1988A Twenty-Year Survey, Newport Harbor Art MuseumHimself
- 1980Big WrenchDirector
- 1980The Big WheelSelf
- 1975Documentation of Selected Works 1971-74Self
- 1974Velvet WaterHimself
- 1974Back to YouDirector
- 1971Shoot
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