220. F Space: October 9, 1971

1971, printed 1974

Not on view

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."

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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: © 2026 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Curatorial Department: Photographs

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