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Chris Burden

Chris Burden

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
Burden
2016 • Self (archive footage)
Metropolis II
2014
Here Is Always Somewhere Else
Here Is Always Somewhere Else
2007 • Himself
The TV Commercials 1973–1977
The TV Commercials 1973–1977
2000 • Himself
A Twenty-Year Survey, Newport Harbor Art Museum
A Twenty-Year Survey, Newport Harbor Art Museum
1988 • Himself
The Big Wheel
The Big Wheel
1980 • Self
Documentation of Selected Works 1971-74
Documentation of Selected Works 1971-74
1975 • Self
Velvet Water
Velvet Water
1974 • Himself

Full filmography

Burden
Burden
2016 • Self (archive footage)
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Velvet Water
Velvet Water
1974 • Himself
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