Chris Burden
- Introduction
- 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.
- Wikidata
- Q720832
- Introduction
- Burden studied at Pomona College, Claremont, California, receiving a BA . He received an MFA in 1971 from the University of California, Irvine. Early in his career he rejected object-based works to create performances based on his own body in extreme or dangerous situations, including being shot in the arm, and crucified on a Volkswagen. In his later works, he returned to physical sculpture and installation, often critical of power structures, but at times playful and popular with broader audiences, such as his 'Urban Light' and 'Metropolis II' installations at LACMA in Los Angeles.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Roles
- Artist, Conceptual Artist, Installation Artist, Performance Artist, Sculptor
- Names
- Chris Burden, Christopher Burden
- Ulan
- 500118760
Exhibitions
-
Chris Burden Documentation of Selected Works, 1971-1974 1971-1975
-
Chris Burden Relic from "Icarus" April 13, 1973
-
Chris Burden Untitled May 1974.
-
Chris Burden Chris Burden Deluxe Photo Book, 1971-73 1974
-
Chris Burden Velvet Water 1974
-
Chris Burden Harry Houdini 1975
-
Chris Burden Michelangelo 1975
-
Chris Burden The Rise and Fall of Western Industrialism as Seen Through the Automobile 1975
-
Chris Burden The Rise and Fall of Western Industrialism as Seen Through the Automobile 1975
-
Chris Burden B-Car 1975
-
Chris Burden Creatures Beyond Fathom of Science 1979
-
Chris Burden The Atomic Alphabet 1980
-
Chris Burden The Flying Kayak 1983
-
Chris Burden Medusa's Head 1990
-
Chris Burden The Other Vietnam Memorial 1991
-
Chris Burden 6 Drawings for Proposed Show at Gagosian Gallery 2000
-
Chris Burden Coyote Stories 2005
-
Chris Burden Untitled from Coyote Stories 2005
-
Chris Burden Untitled from Coyote Stories 2005
-
Chris Burden Untitled from Coyote Stories 2005
-
Chris Burden Untitled from Coyote Stories 2005
-
Chris Burden Untitled from Coyote Stories 2005
-
Chris Burden Untitled from Coyote Stories 2005
-
Chris Burden Untitled from Coyote Stories 2005
-
Chris Burden Untitled from Coyote Stories 2005
-
Chris Burden Untitled from Coyote Stories 2005
-
Chris Burden Untitled from Coyote Stories 2005
-
Chris Burden Untitled from Coyote Stories 2005
-
Chris Burden Untitled from Coyote Stories 2005
-
Chris Burden Untitled from Coyote Stories 2005
-
Chris Burden Untitled from Coyote Stories 2005
-
Chris Burden Untitled from Coyote Stories 2005
-
Chris Burden Untitled from Coyote Stories 2005
-
Chris Burden Untitled from Coyote Stories 2005
-
Chris Burden Untitled from Coyote Stories 2005
-
Chris Burden Untitled from Coyote Stories 2005
-
Chris Burden Untitled from Coyote Stories 2005
-
Chris Burden Untitled from Coyote Stories 2005
-
Chris Burden Untitled from Coyote Stories 2005
-
Chris Burden Untitled from Coyote Stories 2005
-
Chris Burden Untitled from Coyote Stories 2005
-
Chris Burden Untitled from Coyote Stories 2005
-
Chris Burden Untitled from Coyote Stories 2005
-
Chris Burden Untitled from Coyote Stories 2005
-
Chris Burden Untitled from Coyote Stories 2005
-
Chris Burden Untitled from Coyote Stories 2005
-
Chris Burden Untitled from Coyote Stories 2005
-
Chris Burden Untitled from Coyote Stories 2005
If you would like to reproduce an image of a work of art in MoMA’s collection, or an image of a MoMA publication or archival material (including installation views, checklists, and press releases), please contact Art Resource (publication in North America) or Scala Archives (publication in all other geographic locations).
All requests to license audio or video footage produced by MoMA should be addressed to Scala Archives at [email protected]. Motion picture film stills or motion picture footage from films in MoMA’s Film Collection cannot be licensed by MoMA/Scala. For licensing motion picture film footage it is advised to apply directly to the copyright holders. For access to motion picture film stills please contact the Film Study Center. More information is also available about the film collection and the Circulating Film and Video Library.
If you would like to reproduce text from a MoMA publication, please email [email protected]. If you would like to publish text from MoMA’s archival materials, please fill out this permission form and send to [email protected].
This record is a work in progress. If you have additional information or spotted an error, please send feedback to [email protected].