Chris Burden

Known for

Directing

Born

Apr 11, 1946

Died

May 10, 2015

From

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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.

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Here Is Always Somewhere Else

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Documentation of Selected Works 1971-74

19757.5out of 10

Metropolis II

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The Big Wheel

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Velvet Water

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Shoot

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A Twenty-Year Survey, Newport Harbor Art Museum

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The TV Commercials 1973–1977

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Big Wrench

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Back to You

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