Chris Burden "Shoot"

Chris Burden's conceptual performance from the early 1970s. Shot on Super-8, 16mm film, and half-inch video. Guided by the artist's comments on both the works and the documentative process.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• chris
• burden
• shoot
• performance
• documentary
• art

[gangsterchoad1]

@sarahjeanne18 Its performance art, relating to the vietnam war. A large crowd gathered and watched him get shot in person. The purpose was to show you what really happens when someone gets shot and how it happens all the time in vietnam, and then later it makes you think of the underlying question, why didn't i do something. In this case the something would be stopping the guy from shooting chris, but the real cause is why dont i do something to stop vietnam... I think thats what it is

[lilroses123]

I believe what everyone seems to be forgetting is that art is a statement. It's not always pretty, most artist make art to push something into your mind. It's their way of saying "look! stop being so caught up and look! this is important, this needs to be mulled over." Also art is controversial! Everyone that is hating is feeding into exactly what the artist wanted, not everyone is supposed to like it. It's supposed to cause a stir, but when are yall going to realize your opinions are just that?

[desmoog]

Blah, Blah de Blah, it has more direct links to the 'Kent State massacre' in 70' & more to the point the interpersonal duty one person has to another & oneself & the precarious balance of said 'duties'?

[allyamv]

This is a statement. NOT art. Art can be a statement, but not every statement should be considered art.

[demelumeestermad]

agreed its not about the vietnam war. Seeing as it was performed a few miles from Hollywoods studios of make believe , Burdens real act can be seen to probe the distancing of effects of cinema with its overloaded violence. Pain and fear can be understood as the material of his work. It is also said that people in the gallery were implicated in his act due to their lack of intervention

[diazg1989]

Its not about the vietnam war. its about achieving a higher level of knowledge, criticizing modern "knowledge" which is seen and taken, rather than gained and experienced. you don't know what it is like to get shot unless you have your buddy shoot you.

[livebigly]

@windowmaker525 But it's actually not violent at all. And you don't get any sense of emotion from anyone involved, especially from Burden. Maybe it was different if you were actually there, but then why post this video? I can't possibly see how anyone would walk away from this little YouTube video with the insight you just described.

[blackjack87NZ]

@RDBeatnik Beats being a dipshit bankrupt yank. Shouldn't you be looking for your imaginary WMDs up your own arse. Besides, if you got your facts straight you would realise that only the South Islanders fuck sheep. Again I implore you to man up.

[RDBeatnik]

@blackjack87NZ Go fuck sheep, kiwi.

[blackjack87NZ]

@RDBeatnik Try calling me a dumb rube to my face and see where it gets you fucktard. Man up and quit hiding behind a PC.