Over the years, art has become a lot more daring. The definition of art has broadened and the limits of artists have been stretched. Chris Burden is a big fan in involving himself in his art; essentially, being both the artist and the subject matter (kind of like in a selfie). However, his artwork is not immortalized on canvas or in stone; it’s experienced.
He once asked his friend to shoot him with a rifle (which he did) and nailed himself to a car in the name of art. This most notorious piece was one he produced in 1975. He placed himself under a glass sheet next to a clock and lay there completely immobile in a notorious art gallery. He intended not to move until a visitor of the gallery helped him. He lay there for two days-without any water, and having pooped in his pants-and no one did more than politely nod at him. Eventually, a gallery attendant got nervous and left a glass of water next to him, at which point he broke down and ended the show.
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