Chris Burden
Directing
Male
Born: April 11, 1946
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.
Also Known As
- Christopher Lee Burden
Known For
Burden
April 16, 2016
Here Is Always Somewhere Else
June 16, 2007
Documentation of Selected Works 1971-74
November 27, 1975
The Big Wheel
January 01, 1980
Velvet Water
May 07, 1974
Shoot
November 19, 1971
A Twenty-Year Survey, Newport Harbor Art Museum
February 28, 1988
The TV Commercials 1973–1977
January 01, 2000
Shoot
November 19, 1971