Chris Burden
The Man Who Turned His Own Crucifixion into Art
A new documentary tells the story of Chris Burden, the pioneering artist whose extreme bodily works changed performance art forever.
The Man Who Got Shot in the Arm for Art Gets a Documentary
Instigator, daredevil, and provocateur Chris Burden is the subject of a new film by Timothy Marrinan and Richard Dewey.
This Wordless Clip of a Man Throwing a Rock into a Pond Is the Greatest Campaign Ad Ever
In 2008, Mike Gravel was not a very good presidential candidate. But he was also the star of one of the strangest and best bits of political performance art ever.
Renegade Artists Band Together for New Exhibition 'Gargle/Spit'
Art world guru Kenny Schachter brings together nine artists, from Vito Acconci to Chris Burden, for an eclectic cross-generational exhibition at New York gallery, TBD.
Notes On A Toy Car Superhighway: Supermarché, and Chris Burden's "Metropolis II"
Look inside the mini-metropolis, including thoughts from the exhibition's creators.
Portrait of a Future City: 100,000 Tiny Cars Going 240 Miles Per Hour
At the LACMA, Chris Burden's "Metropolis II" anticipates an elegant, driverless, noisey future.
Don't Escape from Chris Burden and Mike Kelley
This Alien, ya’ll. You know how I do. I be out and about in New York, seeing things, doing things, getting cultural. This week, I'm gone school y'all on the movie Escape from Tomorrow and the artists Chris Burden and Mike Kelley.