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Chris Burden

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

The Big Wheel
The Big Wheel
Velvet Water
Velvet Water
Documentation of Selected Works 1971-74
Documentation of Selected Works 1971-74
Burden
Burden
Shoot
Shoot
A Twenty-Year Survey, Newport Harbor Art Museum
A Twenty-Year Survey, Newport Harbor Art Museum
The TV Commercials 1973–1977
The TV Commercials 1973–1977
Shoot
Shoot

Filmography

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