Chris Burden
DirectingBorn 1946-04-11 · Boston, Massachusetts, USADied 2015-05-10
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.
Burden
Apr 16, 2016Rated 5.8 out of 10
Metropolis II
Feb 27, 2014Rated 6 out of 10
Here Is Always Somewhere Else
Jun 16, 2007Rated 6 out of 10
The TV Commercials 1973–1977
Jan 01, 2000
A Twenty-Year Survey, Newport Harbor Art Museum
Feb 28, 1988
The Big Wheel
Jan 01, 1980
Documentation of Selected Works 1971-74
Nov 27, 1975Rated 7.5 out of 10
Velvet Water
May 07, 1974
Shoot
Nov 19, 1971