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Chris Burden

Apr 11, 1946 - May 10, 2015 (69 years old) in Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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.

Known For

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Self (archive footage)
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Here Is Always Somewhere Else
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Metropolis II
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Velvet Water
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The Big Wheel
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Shoot
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A Twenty-Year Survey, Newport Harbor Art Museum
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Documentation of Selected Works 1971-74
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Shoot
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The TV Commercials 1973–1977
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