220. F Space: October 9, 1971
In 1974, Burden, a performance artist from California, compiled a notebook of photographs documenting his work. Of his performance "Prelude to 220, or 110" Burden wrote: "I was strapped to the floor with copper bands bolted into the concrete. Two buckets of water with live 110 lines submerged in them were placed near me. The piece was performed from 8-10 p.m. for three nights."
Artwork Details
- Title: 220. F Space: October 9, 1971
- Artist: Chris Burden (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1946–2015 Topanga Canyon, California)
- Date: 1971, printed 1974
- Medium: Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions: Binder: 12 × 12 × 3 in. (30.5 × 30.5 × 7.6 cm)
- Classification: Photographs
- Credit Line: Purchase, The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Gift, through Joyce and Robert Menschel, 1993
- Object Number: 1993.325.6
- Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Curatorial Department: Photographs
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