Anodyne
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
 
Robert Horvitz's thorough analysis and documentation of some of Chris Burden's earliest sculptures and performances, including many pieces not contained in Locus+'s recent catalog:

"I think that to some extent Burden views his work as a means of pre-empting fate. The strategy is actually quite simple. By setting up situations that test the capacity of his will, there are only two possible outcomes: either he will emerge victorious, having affirmed his mastery over the situation, or, should it get the best of him (which it hasn't ever yet), he can still fall back on the knowledge that at least he created his predicament himself."
- posted by cjb @ 3:08 PM


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