Chris Burden

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.

  • Title: Chris Burden
  • Popularity: 1.352
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1946-04-11
  • Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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  • Also Known As: Christopher Lee Burden
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Chris Burden Movies

  • 1971
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    Shoot

    Shoot

    1 1971 HD

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

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Chris Burden

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  • 2007
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    Here Is Always Somewhere Else

    Here Is Always Somewhere Else

    6 2007 HD

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

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Bas Jan Ader

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  • 2000
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    The TV Commercials 1973–1977

    The TV Commercials 1973–1977

    1 2000 HD

    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...

    Genre: TV Movie

    Cast: Chris Burden

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  • 1975
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    Documentation of Selected Works 1971-74

    Documentation of Selected Works 1971-74

    7.5 1975 HD

    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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    Cast: Chris Burden

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  • 2014
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    Metropolis II

    Metropolis II

    6 2014 HD

    A film about a sculpture by Chris Burden.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Chris Burden

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  • 2016
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    Burden

    Burden

    5.9 2016 HD

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

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Chris Burden

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  • 1980
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    The Big Wheel

    The Big Wheel

    1 1980 HD

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

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Chris Burden

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  • 1974
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    Velvet Water

    Velvet Water

    1 1974 HD

    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.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Chris Burden

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  • 1980
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    Big Wrench

    Big Wrench

    1 1980 HD

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  • 1975
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    Documentation of Selected Works 1971-74

    Documentation of Selected Works 1971-74

    7.5 1975 HD

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    Cast: Chris Burden

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  • 1988
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    A Twenty-Year Survey, Newport Harbor Art Museum

    A Twenty-Year Survey, Newport Harbor Art Museum

    1 1988 HD

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  • 2000
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    The TV Commercials 1973–1977

    The TV Commercials 1973–1977

    1 2000 HD

    Genre: TV Movie

    Cast: Chris Burden

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  • 2000
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    The TV Commercials 1973–1977

    The TV Commercials 1973–1977

    1 2000 HD

    Genre: TV Movie

    Cast: Chris Burden

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  • 1974
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    Back to You

    Back to You

    1 1974 HD

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  • 1974
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    Velvet Water

    Velvet Water

    1 1974 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Chris Burden

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