Chris Burden Movies

  • 2016
    Burden

    Burden

    Burden

    5.92016HD

    A probing portrait of Chris Burden, an artist who took creative expression to the limits and risked his life in the name of art.

    Burden
  • 1980
    The Big Wheel

    The Big Wheel

    The Big Wheel

    01980HD

    During the 1980 exhibition of Burden's monumental kinetic sculpture The Big Wheel at Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, New York, Burden and Feldman were...

    The Big Wheel
  • 2014
    Metropolis II

    Metropolis II

    Metropolis II

    62014HD

    A film about a sculpture by Chris Burden.

    Metropolis II
  • 2007
    Here Is Always Somewhere Else

    Here Is Always Somewhere Else

    Here Is Always Somewhere Else

    62007HD

    The life and work of enigmatic Dutch/Californian conceptual artist Bas Jan Ader, who in 1975 disappeared under mysterious circumstances at sea in the...

    Here Is Always Somewhere Else
  • 1975
    Documentation of Selected Works 1971-74

    Documentation of Selected Works 1971-74

    Documentation of Selected Works 1971-74

    7.51975HD

    In this short compilation, Chris Burden introduces and narrates selected clips from his public art performances including 'Shoot', 'Bed Piece', and...

    Documentation of Selected Works 1971-74
  • 1974
    Velvet Water

    Velvet Water

    Velvet Water

    01974HD

    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.

    Velvet Water
  • 2000
    The TV Commercials 1973–1977

    The TV Commercials 1973–1977

    The TV Commercials 1973–1977

    02000HD

    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...

    The TV Commercials 1973–1977
  • 1971
    Shoot

    Shoot

    Shoot

    01971HD

    November 19, 1971, F Space, Santa Ana, California: “At 7:45 p.m. I was shot in the left arm by a friend”.

    Shoot
  • 1980
    Big Wrench

    Big Wrench

    Big Wrench

    01980HD

    In this narrative performance for video, Burden tells the story of his relationship with a truck named "Big Job." To relate his autobiographical...

    Big Wrench
  • 1974
    Back to You

    Back to You

    Back to You

    01974HD

    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...

    Back to You
  • 1988
    A Twenty-Year Survey, Newport Harbor Art Museum

    A Twenty-Year Survey, Newport Harbor Art Museum

    A Twenty-Year Survey, Newport Harbor Art Museum

    01988HD

    Accompanying video to the exhibition "Chris Burden: A Twenty-Year Survey", Newport Harbor Art Museum, California, USA, 1988. Survey, interviews, etc.

    A Twenty-Year Survey, Newport Harbor Art Museum