Chris Burden
American artist
Christopher Lee Burden was an American artist working in performance art, sculpture and installation art. Burden became known in the 1970s for his performance art works, including Shoot, where he arranged for a friend to shoot him in the arm with... Wikipedia
Born: April 11, 1946, Boston, MA
Died: May 10, 2015 (age 69 years), Topanga, CA
Periods: Contemporary art and Conceptual art
Spouse: Barbara Burden (m. 1967–1976) and Nancy Rubins (m. ?–2015)
Education: University of California, Irvine (1971), Pomona College, Buckingham Browne & Nichols School, and more
Parents: Rhoda Burden and Robert Burden
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Christopher Lee Burden (April 11, 1946 – May 10, 2015) was an American artist working in performance art, sculpture and installation art.
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Mar 31, 2023 · The Man Who Hurt Himself for Art. Chris Burden tackled American obsessions—guns, screens, suffering—through a series of shocking performances.
Oct 2, 2013 · Spanning a forty-year career and moving across mediums, “Extreme Measures” presents a selection of Burden's work focused on weights and measures ...
Apr 5, 2014 · Chris Burden has produced shocking works of art that are powerful in the context of Conceptual art during the 1970s.
Chris Burden was a seminal American performance artist. His controversial works of art often involved putting himself in physical danger or extreme ...
A .22 Rifle: In 1971 Chris Burden got shot. Don't worry, it was part of his art piece, Shoot. Standing 13 feet away from each other, surrounded by bare white ...
Mar 15, 2024 · Burden studied physics and architecture at Pomona College in Claremont, California, where he earned a bachelor of fine arts in 1969. He then ...
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