Chris Burden - The TV Commercials - West Coast Video Art - MOCAtv

In the 1970s, Chris Burden produced a landmark series of late-night television commercials that blurred the worlds of entertainment, advertising and conceptual art. Appearing as idiosyncratic interruptions to the station's regular programming, Burden's sometimes shocking, sometimes dryly humorous advertisements reveal how easily notoriety and stature can be bought, manipulated, and subverted through popular media.Writes Burden: "During the early seventies I conceived a way to break the omnipotent stranglehold of the airwaves that broadcast television had. The solution was to simply purchase commercial advertising time and have the stations play my tapes along with their other commercials." In this video, Burden shares the motivations and logistical complications behind his four historically significant ads: Through the Night Softly (1973), Poem for L.A. (1975), Chris Burden Promo (1976), Full Financial Disclosure (1977).
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[@CarolinePearsall]

I am just discovering this guy tonight and he is absolutely hilarious. Love it!

[@xxxYYZxxx]

Socrates, Aristotle, Rene Descartes, Sir Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, xxxYYZxxx

[@npmwislab]

Vito Acconci and Chris are two artists I've looked at a lot. I guess Paul McCarthy is up there as well. It was a pleasure to watch something recent like this on him. Great piece.

[@7kurisu]

amazing idea, hes really up there in art history with leo da vinci and the gang

[@MCRfreakish]

this comment aged perfectly well THANK U

[@daverudolph7777]

Da Vinci would have loved Burden's Big Wheel.

[@springinfialta106]

I was a big fan of Chris Burden after I saw an exhibit of his decades ago in Newport Beach. Now I know he is a god.

[@josephkalish3364]

This was the exhibit that was shut down because the entry turnstyle was supposedly rigged to apply increasing pressure on the Museum building - likely threatening the stability and safety of the occupants.

[@theofficialdrumcovers]

unique

[@rodoza66]

these "commercials" were something to see when they would infrequently air. my friends and I followed the work of Chris Burden in the early 7t's and would attend the "live" events he put on. the late 6t's and early 7t's were the apogee of art experimentation. don't know if there is an equivalent today?

[@organizajoan257]

robert m. There isn't and I am suffering. Can I know u more? Do u have Instagram?

[@toriskylar337]

Rest In Piece :(

[@paulytamale]

This is great! Chris Burden's brain is great.

[@ciscogeorge]

descanza en Paz amigo, your legacy will live forever @LACMA

[@organizajoan257]

I didn't get the final explanation.

[@identifiantidentifie397]

Somebody says « médium/media IS the message »

[@InfiniteRhombus]

Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, Tampaterry54