Born
1946-04-11 (age 80)
Birthplace
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Known For
Directing
Chris Burden
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
Movie Appearances
The Big Wheel
as Self
1980
Velvet Water
as Himself
1974
Documentation of Selected Works 1971-74
as Self
1975
Metropolis II
2014
Burden
as Self (archive footage)
2016
Shoot
1971
A Twenty-Year Survey, Newport Harbor Art Museum
as Himself
1988
Here Is Always Somewhere Else
as Himself
2007
The TV Commercials 1973–1977
as Himself
2000