Directing · Boston, Massachusetts, USA · Born April 11, 1946
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.
MovieBurden
2016
as Self (archive footage)
Metropolis II
2014
MovieHere Is Always Somewhere Else
2007
as Himself
MovieThe TV Commercials 1973–1977
2000
as Himself
MovieA Twenty-Year Survey, Newport Harbor Art Museum
1988
as Himself
MovieThe Big Wheel
1980
as Self
MovieDocumentation of Selected Works 1971-74
1975
as Self
MovieVelvet Water
1974
as Himself
MovieShoot
1971
