Chris Burden

Directing·Apr 11, 1946·Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
Burden2016 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
MMetropolis II2014 · Actor	Actor
Here Is Always Somewhere Else2007 · Himself	Himself
The TV Commercials 1973–19772000 · Himself, Director	Himself, Director
A Twenty-Year Survey, Newport Harbor Art Museum1988 · Himself	Himself
Big Wrench1980 · Director	Director
The Big Wheel1980 · Self	Self
Documentation of Selected Works 1971-741975 · Self, Director	Self, Director
Velvet Water1974 · Himself, Director	Himself, Director
BBack to You1974 · Director	Director
Shoot1971 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director