Chris Burden

Director

Born: April 11, 1946
Died: May 10, 2015 (age 69)
From: 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…

Filmography (11)

Burden (2016)
Self (archive footage)
Metropolis II
Metropolis II (2014)
Here Is Always Somewhere Else (2007)
Himself
The TV Commercials 1973–1977 (2000)
Director
A Twenty-Year Survey, Newport Harbor Art Museum (1988)
Himself
Big Wrench (1980)
Director
The Big Wheel (1980)
Self
Documentation of Selected Works 1971-74 (1975)
Director
Velvet Water (1974)
Director
Back to You
Back to You (1974)
Director
Shoot (1971)
Director