Movies:
- 2016
Burden (2016)
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A probing portrait of Chris Burden, an artist who took creative expression to the limits and risked his life in the name of art....
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- 2007
Here Is Always Somewhere Else (2007)
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The life and work of enigmatic Dutch/Californian conceptual artist Bas Jan Ader, who in 1975 disappeared under mysterious circumstances at sea in the smallest boat ever to cross the Atlantic. As seen through the eyes of fellow emigrant filmmaker René...
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- 1980
The Big Wheel (1980)
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During the 1980 exhibition of Burden's monumental kinetic sculpture The Big Wheel at Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, New York, Burden and Feldman were interviewed by art critic Willoughby Sharp. Burden articulates the process of creating The Big Wheel, a 6...
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- 1971
Shoot (1971)
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November 19, 1971, F Space, Santa Ana, California: “At 7:45 p.m. I was shot in the left arm by a friend”....
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- 1975
Documentation of Selected Works 1971-74 (1975)
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In this short compilation, Chris Burden introduces and narrates selected clips from his public art performances including 'Shoot', 'Bed Piece', and 'Fire Rolls', among others....
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- 2014
Metropolis II (2014)
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A film about a sculpture by Chris Burden....
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- 1974
Velvet Water (1974)
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May 7th, 1974, School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Chris Burden relentlessly dunks his head in a filled-up sink, trying to breath water....
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- 2000
The TV Commercials 1973–1977 (2000)
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The TV Commercials 1973–1977 (1973–77/2000) is a compilation of four video works—TV Ad (1973), Poem for L.A. (1975), Chris Burden Promo (1976), and Full Financial Disclosure (1977)— that were aired as purchased spots on television between 1973 and 19...
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- 1980
Big Wrench (1980)
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In this narrative performance for video, Burden tells the story of his relationship with a truck named "Big Job." To relate his autobiographical monologue, he sits deadpan before the camera with moving images of the truck behind him. Writes Burden, "...
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- 1974
Back to You (1974)
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Back to You is a piece that attempted to deal with my own myth, the myth of me as the aggressive artist, threatening audiences the evil-kin evil of the art world. The tape begins with the voice of Eliza Bear and the piece actually takes place inside ...
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- 1988
A Twenty-Year Survey, Newport Harbor Art Museum (1988)
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Accompanying video to the exhibition "Chris Burden: A Twenty-Year Survey", Newport Harbor Art Museum, California, USA, 1988. Survey, interviews, etc....
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