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Burden, Chris
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URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/2282
Date
1974
Description
Inside a small garage on Speedway Avenue, I stood on the rear bumper of a Volkswagon. I lay on my back over the rear section of the car, stretching my arms onto the roof. Nails were driven through my palms into the roof of the car. The garage door was opened and the car was pushed half-way out into Speedway. Screaming for me, the engine was run at full speed for two minutes. After two minutes, the engine was turned off and the car pushed back into the garage. The door was closed.
 
full view, Burden nailed to car
 
Type of Work
Performance art
Subject
Body art, Wounds and injuries, Pain, Conceptual art, Volkswagen Beetle automobile, Performance art --United States, Masochism, Crucifixion in art, Stigmatization in art
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All rights reserved
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