Chris Burden
Director · 1946–2015 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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.
Directed 5
2000s
- 2000
The TV Commercials 1973–1977
Director
1980s
- 1980
Big Wrench
Director
1970s
- 1975
Documentation of Selected Works 1971-74
Director
- 1974
Velvet Water
Director
- 1971
Acted in 1
1970s
- 1971
Wrote 1
2000s
- 2000
The TV Commercials 1973–1977
Original Concept
Appearances7
2010s
- 2016
2000s
- 2007
Here Is Always Somewhere Else
Himself
- 2000
The TV Commercials 1973–1977
Himself
1980s
- 1988
A Twenty-Year Survey, Newport Harbor Art Museum
Himself
- 1980
The Big Wheel
Self
1970s
- 1975
Documentation of Selected Works 1971-74
Self
- 1974
Velvet Water
Himself