Pioneering contemporary artist Chris Burden, RIP

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Performance California artist and sculptor Chris Burden — best known for shooting himself in the arm as art, crucifying himself to the top of a VW Beetle with nails through his hands, and creating the Urban Light installation outside the Los Angeles County Museum of Art — has died at age 69.

Los Angeles Times obituary


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