Burden

Burden

A probing portrait of Chris Burden, an artist who took creative expression to the limits and risked his life in the name of art.

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The Big Wheel

The Big Wheel

During the 1980 exhibition of Burden's monumental kinetic sculpture The Big Wheel at Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, New York, Burden and Feldman were...

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Metropolis II

Metropolis II

A film about a sculpture by Chris Burden.

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Here Is Always Somewhere Else

Here Is Always Somewhere Else

The life and work of enigmatic Dutch/Californian conceptual artist Bas Jan Ader, who in 1975 disappeared under mysterious circumstances at sea in...

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Documentation of Selected Works 1971-74

Documentation of Selected Works 1971-74

In this short compilation, Chris Burden introduces and narrates selected clips from his public art performances including 'Shoot', 'Bed Piece', and...

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Velvet Water

Velvet Water

May 7th, 1974, School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Chris Burden relentlessly dunks his head in a filled-up sink, trying to breath water.

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The TV Commercials 1973–1977

The TV Commercials 1973–1977

The TV Commercials 1973–1977 (1973–77/2000) is a compilation of four video works—TV Ad (1973), Poem for L.A. (1975), Chris Burden Promo (1976), and...

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Shoot

Shoot

November 19, 1971, F Space, Santa Ana, California: “At 7:45 p.m. I was shot in the left arm by a friend”.

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A Twenty-Year Survey, Newport Harbor Art Museum

A Twenty-Year Survey, Newport Harbor Art Museum

Accompanying video to the exhibition "Chris Burden: A Twenty-Year Survey", Newport Harbor Art Museum, California, USA, 1988. Survey, interviews, etc.

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