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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.


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Born:
Apr 11, 1946 In Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
10
First Appeared:
In the movie Shoot 1971-11-19
Latest Project:
Movie Burden 2016-04-16
Known For
Poster of Metropolis II
Poster of A Twenty-Year Survey, Newport Harbor Art Museum
Poster of The Big Wheel
Poster of Velvet Water
Filmography
Movie Burden Self (archive footage) 2016-04-16
Movie Shot in the Name of Art 2015-05-22
Movie Metropolis II 2014-02-27
Movie Here Is Always Somewhere Else Himself 2007-06-16
Movie The TV Commercials 1973–1977 Himself 2000-01-01
Movie A Twenty-Year Survey, Newport Harbor Art Museum Himself 1988-02-28
Movie The Big Wheel Self 1980-01-01
Movie Documentation of Selected Works 1971-74 Self 1975-11-27
Movie Velvet Water Himself 1974-05-07
Movie Shoot 1971-11-19