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Chris Burden, Extreme Measures
Lisa Phillips
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Description for Chris Burden, Extreme Measures
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The work of seminal contemporary artist Chris Burden, insightfully contextualized around major themes, illuminates a practice that is as unique as it is influential. For four decades, Chris Burden’s work has redefined the boundaries of the sculptural field. Whether subjecting himself to extremes of physical suffering or reconfiguring forgotten urban objects and toy models to create potent signifiers of a time and place, the brute force of Burden’s work in the physical realm reverberates through the psychic one. On the occasion of the New Museum’s focused survey of Burden’s work, this book provides new perspectives on his art. Organized ... Read more
The work of seminal contemporary artist Chris Burden, insightfully contextualized around major themes, illuminates a practice that is as unique as it is influential. For four decades, Chris Burden’s work has redefined the boundaries of the sculptural field. Whether subjecting himself to extremes of physical suffering or reconfiguring forgotten urban objects and toy models to create potent signifiers of a time and place, the brute force of Burden’s work in the physical realm reverberates through the psychic one. On the occasion of the New Museum’s focused survey of Burden’s work, this book provides new perspectives on his art. Organized ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Rizzoli International Publications United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780847841790
SKU
V9780847841790
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About Lisa Phillips
Lisa Phillips is the Toby Devan Lewis Director of the New Museum, New York. Massimiliano Gioni is the Associate Director and Director of Exhibitions at the New Museum, New York.
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