Chris Burden

Chris Burden

Directing

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

April 11, 1946

died

May 10, 2015

place of birth

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

also known as

Christopher Lee Burden

total credits

8 movies

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.

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Known For

Burden

Burden

as Self (archive footage)

Here Is Always Somewhere Else

Here Is Always Somewhere Else

as Himself

Shoot

Shoot

A Twenty-Year Survey, Newport Harbor Art Museum

A Twenty-Year Survey, Newport Harbor Art Museum

as Himself

The TV Commercials 1973–1977

The TV Commercials 1973–1977

as Himself

The Big Wheel

The Big Wheel

as Self

Filmography

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Burden
5.8

Burden

2016as Self (archive footage)
Here Is Always Somewhere Else
6.0

Here Is Always Somewhere Else

2007as Himself
Shoot

Shoot

1971
A Twenty-Year Survey, Newport Harbor Art Museum

A Twenty-Year Survey, Newport Harbor Art Museum

1988as Himself
The TV Commercials 1973–1977

The TV Commercials 1973–1977

2000as Himself
The Big Wheel

The Big Wheel

1980as Self
Documentation of Selected Works 1971-74
7.5

Documentation of Selected Works 1971-74

1975as Self
Velvet Water

Velvet Water

1974as Himself