Chris Burden
Known for DirectingBorn 1946-04-11 — died 2015-05-10Boston, 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 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
2016 · as Self (archive footage)
Metropolis II
2014
The Big Wheel
1980 · as Self
Here Is Always Somewhere Else
2007 · as Himself
Shoot
1971
The TV Commercials 1973–1977
2000 · as Himself
A Twenty-Year Survey, Newport Harbor Art Museum
1988 · as Himself
Velvet Water
1974 · as Himself
Documentation of Selected Works 1971-74
1975 · as Self