Chris Burden
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 11 April 1946 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Died
- 10 May 2015
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.
Known for
Acting 9
- 2016Burden as Self (archive footage)
- 2014Metropolis II
- 2007Here Is Always Somewhere Else as Himself
- 2000The TV Commercials 1973–1977 as Himself
- 1988A Twenty-Year Survey, Newport Harbor Art Museum as Himself
- 1980The Big Wheel as Self
- 1975Documentation of Selected Works 1971-74 as Self
- 1974Velvet Water as Himself
- 1971Shoot
Directing 6
- 2000The TV Commercials 1973–1977 · director
- 1980Big Wrench · director
- 1975Documentation of Selected Works 1971-74 · director
- 1974Velvet Water · director
- 1974Back to You · director
- 1971Shoot · director
Writing 1
- 2000The TV Commercials 1973–1977 · original concept