Top 5 Quotes by Chris Burden

Nail me to my car and I'll tell you who you are

Nail me to my car and I'll tell you who you are

Romantic, Famous Love, Best Love

I still collect toys. Toys are a reflection of society. They are the tools that society uses to teach and enculturate children into the adult world. Toys are not innocent.

Chris Burden

Children, Reflection, Tools

Interview with Sonia Campagnola and Valentina Sansone, www.flashartonline.com. 2009.

At 7:45 p.m. I was shot in the left arm by a friend. The bullet was a copper jacket 22 long rifle. My friend was standing about fifteen feet from me.

Chris Burden

Feet, Long, Rifles

Chris Burden, Anne Ayres, Paul Schimmel, Newport Harbor Art Museum (1988). “Chris Burden: a twenty-year survey”

At 6 p.m. I stood in the doorway of my studio facing the Venice boardwalk. A few spectators watched as I pushed two live electric wires into my chest. The wires crossed and exploded, burning me but saving me from electrocution.

Chris Burden

Two, Venice, Wire

Chris Burden, Alberta College of Art. Gallery (1976). “Chris Burden, February 18, 1976”