From the archive: Chris Burden

From 8 till 28 June materials from Chris Burden from de Appel arts centre's archive are on show in the basement of de Appel arts centre. The performance/exhibition Art and Technology by the American artist Chris Burden (1946-2015) started at 1:00 in the afternoon on October 18, 1975. The invitation had warned viewers 'it will last long ...'. Burden's performance eventually lasted four days.

During his stay in de Appel the artist assembled a lightweight car that he had previously constructed over a three month period in Los Angeles. The design of the B-Car derived from bicycles and airplanes and sought an optimal distribution of body weight. Burden wanted to drive it to Paris and exhibit it in Galerie Stadler, but because of the lack of a registration certificate, the car was transported to Paris, after several rounds through Amsterdam. LocusSolus delves back into this special project.

Chris Burden began his career as a performance artist in 1971 with the performance Shoot, in which a friend shot a bullet through his left arm. In the seventies, the heyday of conceptual art and body art, Burden made a name for himslef with poignant performances in which he publicly tested the limits of his body. Later he became world famous with large-scale sculptural works and installations. Chris Burden died earlier this year at age 69.

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LocusSolus
is a space for staging de Appel arts centre’s living past and lively present. Unravelling and dynamic, in black and white or full-colour HD, LocusSolus shows the fundaments of de Appel arts centre, its surroundings, the now and everything thereafter, to deepen and intensify its future. LocusSolus is located in the souterrain of de Appel arts centre and is open during the same hours as the exhibitions.