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39th year  -  N° 327                 Friday, 22 November 2024         Antwerpen		
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Performance and installation artist
Chris Christopher Burden


  • 11 April 1946 (+) is born in Boston, United States.

  • 26 April 1971 (x) starts his 'Five Day Locker Piece' performance in Irvine, United States.

  • 3 October 1971 (x) performs 'I Became a Secret Hippy' in San Francisco, United States.

  • 19 November 1971 (x) performs 'Shoot' in Santa Ana, United States.

  • 9 February 1972 (x) performs 'T.V. Hijack' on Channel 3 Cablevision in Irvine, United States.

  • 18 February 1972 (x) starts his performance 'Bed Piece' in Venice, United States.

  • 12 November 1972 (x) performs 'Deadman' in Los Angeles, United States.

  • 13 April 1973 (x) performs 'Icarus' in Venice, United States.

  • 1 May 1973 (x) performs 'Movie on the Way Down' in Oberlin, United States.

  • 12 September 1973 (x) performs 'Through the Night Softly' in Los Angeles, United States.

  • 23 April 1974 (x) performs 'Trans-fixed' in Venice, United States.

  • 7 May 1974 (x) performs 'Velvet Water' in Chicago, United States.

  • 11 April 1975 (x) performs 'Doomed' in Chicago, United States.

  • 21 March 1979 (x) performs 'Send Me Your Money' in Los Angeles, United States.

  • 4 March 1980 (x) performs 'Show the Hole' at the Per/for/mance festival in Firenze, Italy.

  • 9 March 1980 (x) performs 'Cinque Cinquecento' at the Per/for/mance festival in Firenze, Italy.

  • 10 May 2015 (-) dies of melanoma in Topanga Canyon, United States.


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