Personal details
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Born
11 April 1946
Died
10 Mai 2015
Place of birth
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Also known as
Christopher Lee Burden
Biography
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.
