“On the first night, when I realized they weren’t going to stop the piece, I was pleased and impressed that they had placed the integrity of the piece ahead of the institutional requirements of the museum.
“On the second night, I thought, my God, don’t they care anything at all about me? Are they going to leave me here to die?
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Chris Burden talking about a performance piece he did for the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago.
Roger Ebert has a marvelous article on the experience that you can read here. (hat tip to atencio)
December 01, 2009, 3:40pm