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But wait: Has SFMOMA really not collected a single California-based artist — heck, Western-based American artist — in depth in the last 35 years? Apparently not. What an astonishing failure. What about Agnes Martin, Ed Ruscha, Bruce Nauman, Catherine Opie, Ken Price, Richard Misrach, John Baldessari, Robert Irwin, Chris Burden or Andrea Zittel?
Chris Burden Wiretap 1977
I thought it was apropos considering all the chatter about this yesterday.
Chris Burden The Big Wheel 1979.
On display now as part of MOCA’s First Thirty Years. After this motorcycle turns the wheel, it spins for 2 1/2 hours.
They started the motorcycle at 3pm on Sunday, I don’t know if you can call ahead and ask when they will be performing it, but try to see it. It is really fun/loud/frightening in a roller coaster kind of way.
via stephenfalk
Chris Burden The Big Wheel 1979
Another great email from MOCA about their current exhibition Collection: MOCA’s First 30 Years. If you have the opportunity to see this show, do. If you live in Los Angeles (or the greater Los Angeles area) no excuses! It is up through May so you have some scheduling time. I know personally, I am going to try and see it at LEAST two more times before then.
“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)
Olafur Eliasson 360° room for all colours, 2002
I can’t stop with the grandeur and romance. This, the Vick piece, and on and on. I need more macarbe, more destruction…I’m going to start looking for Bruce LaBruce or Chris Burden. I need to snap out of it.
Chris Burden Shoot 1971
I was not prepared to actually see this. One can read about it, study it, debate about the “art” of it, but actually seeing it? Wow. Can you imagine having actually been there? I would have had a panic attack.
Chris Burden Beam Drop Brazil 2009
Is it premature to say this is my favorite piece of 2009? Jumping the gun? Maybe…
