- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- April 11, 1946
- Place of Birth
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Died
- May 10, 2015
Chris Burden
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.
Filmography
movieBurden
2016 · Self (archive footage)
Metropolis II
movieMetropolis II
2014
movieHere Is Always Somewhere Else
2007 · Himself
movieThe TV Commercials 1973–1977
2000 · Himself, Original Concept, Director
movieA Twenty-Year Survey, Newport Harbor Art Museum
1988 · Himself
movieBig Wrench
1980 · Director
movieThe Big Wheel
1980 · Self
movieDocumentation of Selected Works 1971-74
1975 · Self, Director
movieVelvet Water
1974 · Himself, Director
Back to You
movieBack to You
1974 · Director
movieShoot
1971 · , Director