Doorway to Heaven
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Date
1973Description
At 6 p.m. I stood in the doorway of my studio facing the Venice boardwalk. A few spectators watched as I pushed two live electric wires into my chest. The wires crossed and exploded, burning me but saving me from electrocution. full view, wires crossed and exploded, burning the artist Burden but not electrocuting him
Type of Work
Performance artSubject
Pain, Electricity, Wire, Performance art --United States, Art, American --20th century, Self-mutilation in art
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Item is Part of
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