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