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https://metropolismag.com/projects/chris-burden-recreates-mini-city-metropoli-ii/
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Transcription | Voice Note [2025-04-07 20:36]
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I spoke with a woman who was doing maintenance on Chris Burden's. Um, uh, I don't know what you call it. It's like a model train set for. Um, a a fictional city. And um There's 3 man days a week. That are Used for maintenance of it, and there's both cars and trains in it. And she said that. Various things need fixing like cracks or a lot of dusting, it looks like. Sometimes tiles. Um, um, not, not staying on buildings, um. But also it was purchased in 2012 by commissioned in 2012 by, I believe a donor who then leased it back to LACMA and it's been here ever since, so for like 13 years, and I guess it runs periodically and And um I said, well, is it reflect a hopeful or positive or negative view of the city and She said she thought it was a love letter to Los Angeles with all of its faults and Um, and successes, it's not a. Gloomy looking piece. Um, It's interesting, a lot of tall buildings and. Upside down buildings like stalagmites and stalactites. And great materials used throughout. It's fascinating.
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Chris Burden (April 11, 1946 – May 10, 2015) was an influential American artist renowned for his groundbreaking performance art, sculptures, and installations. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Burden studied visual arts, physics, and architecture at Pomona College before earning his MFA at the University of California, Irvine. He gained fame in the 1970s for provocative performances that explored themes of physical and psychological limits. His most iconic work, *Shoot* (1971), involved being shot in the arm by a rifle, challenging perceptions of violence and passivity[2][6].
In later years, Burden shifted to large-scale sculptures and installations that often incorporated engineering and technology. One of his most celebrated works is *Metropolis II* (2011), a kinetic sculpture housed at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). This intricate piece emulates the energy of a bustling modern city with over 1,000 miniature cars racing through 18 roadways at speeds of up to 240 scale miles per hour. The sculpture includes HO-scale trains and hundreds of buildings made from materials like Lego blocks and Lincoln Logs. Burden described the work as evoking the stress and dynamism of urban life while anticipating the future of transportation[3][7][10].
Burden’s innovative career left a lasting impact on contemporary art before his passing in Topanga Canyon, California, at age 69.
Citations:
[1] https://www.thebroad.org/art/chris-burden
[2] https://www.artnet.com/artists/chris-burden/
[3] https://www.getty.edu/publications/keepitmoving/case-studies/3-gilberg/
[4] https://www.archdaily.com/162374/video-chris-burden-metropolis-ii
[5] https://artblart.com/2012/03/25/sculpture-metropolis-ii-2010-by-chris-burden-at-lacma-los-angeles/
[6] https://www.britannica.com/biography/Chris-Burden
[7] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolis_II_(sculpture)
[8] https://www.lacma.org/sites/default/files/Metropolis-II-backgrounder-2.4.13.pdf
[9] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Burden
[10] https://www.lacma.org/art/exhibition/metropolis-ii
[11] https://www.moma.org/artists/871-chris-burden
[12] https://unframed.lacma.org/2015/05/11/chris-burden-19462015
[13] https://fabricworkshopandmuseum.org/artist/chris-burden/
[14] https://www.contemporaryartscenter.org/artists/chris-burden
[15] https://gagosian.com/artists/chris-burden/
[16] https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-art-world/the-man-who-hurt-himself-for-art-chris-burden
[17] https://sippey.com/2011/08/chris-burdens-metropolis-ii.html
[18] https://www.lacma.org/sites/default/files/styles/exhibition_image/public/primary_image/2018-11/L2010_33_1-EX2478-SF2953-AV002.jpg?itok=uKn7JzKA&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiyqIKx5MaMAxVbEUQIHbsSH5QQ_B16BAgEEAI
[19] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llacDdn5yIE
[20] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqcwTLBGamQ
[21] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwDdQ9xKu5s
[22] https://www.lacma.org/press/metropolis-ii
[23] https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b6/Metropolis_ii.jpg?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjM6o2x5MaMAxWyaPUHHXMqPBIQ_B16BAgBEAI
[24] https://unframed.lacma.org/2020/07/15/world%E2%80%99s-smallest-auto-repair-shop-conservation-miniature-cars-metropolis-ii
[25] https://www.instagram.com/lacma/reel/C_GdCybvPkq/
[26] https://www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatisfying/comments/1cvdmks/metropolis_ii_by_chris_burden_seen_from_above_at/
[27] https://collections.lacma.org/node/164957
[28] https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/miranda/la-et-cam-chris-burden-documentary-20170510-story.html
[29] https://www.theartstory.org/artist/burden-chris/
[30] https://www.eai.org/artists/chris-burden/biography
[31] https://senate.universityofcalifornia.edu/_files/inmemoriam/html/ChristopherBurden.html
[32] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdZdh_ZtY4Q
[33] https://publicdelivery.org/chris-burden-metropolis-ii/
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Answer from Perplexity: https://www.perplexity.ai/search/write-a-200-word-biography-of-lMBNCbc7Sk.ACNcv4l46xA?utm_source=copy_output
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https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/in-memoriam-renowned-conceptual-artist-chris-burden
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Such a happy painting, considering what was about to happen in six years
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https://metropolismag.com/projects/chris-burden-recreates-mini-city-metropoli-ii/
[ 2025-04-07 20:28:36 ]
Transcription | Voice Note [2025-04-07 20:36]
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I spoke with a woman who was doing maintenance on Chris Burden's. Um, uh, I don't know what you call it. It's like a model train set for. Um, a a fictional city. And um There's 3 man days a week. That are Used for maintenance of it, and there's both cars and trains in it. And she said that. Various things need fixing like cracks or a lot of dusting, it looks like. Sometimes tiles. Um, um, not, not staying on buildings, um. But also it was purchased in 2012 by commissioned in 2012 by, I believe a donor who then leased it back to LACMA and it's been here ever since, so for like 13 years, and I guess it runs periodically and And um I said, well, is it reflect a hopeful or positive or negative view of the city and She said she thought it was a love letter to Los Angeles with all of its faults and Um, and successes, it's not a. Gloomy looking piece. Um, It's interesting, a lot of tall buildings and. Upside down buildings like stalagmites and stalactites. And great materials used throughout. It's fascinating.
[ 2025-04-07 20:40:11 ]
Chris Burden (April 11, 1946 – May 10, 2015) was an influential American artist renowned for his groundbreaking performance art, sculptures, and installations. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Burden studied visual arts, physics, and architecture at Pomona College before earning his MFA at the University of California, Irvine. He gained fame in the 1970s for provocative performances that explored themes of physical and psychological limits. His most iconic work, *Shoot* (1971), involved being shot in the arm by a rifle, challenging perceptions of violence and passivity[2][6].
In later years, Burden shifted to large-scale sculptures and installations that often incorporated engineering and technology. One of his most celebrated works is *Metropolis II* (2011), a kinetic sculpture housed at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). This intricate piece emulates the energy of a bustling modern city with over 1,000 miniature cars racing through 18 roadways at speeds of up to 240 scale miles per hour. The sculpture includes HO-scale trains and hundreds of buildings made from materials like Lego blocks and Lincoln Logs. Burden described the work as evoking the stress and dynamism of urban life while anticipating the future of transportation[3][7][10].
Burden’s innovative career left a lasting impact on contemporary art before his passing in Topanga Canyon, California, at age 69.
Citations:
[1] https://www.thebroad.org/art/chris-burden
[2] https://www.artnet.com/artists/chris-burden/
[3] https://www.getty.edu/publications/keepitmoving/case-studies/3-gilberg/
[4] https://www.archdaily.com/162374/video-chris-burden-metropolis-ii
[5] https://artblart.com/2012/03/25/sculpture-metropolis-ii-2010-by-chris-burden-at-lacma-los-angeles/
[6] https://www.britannica.com/biography/Chris-Burden
[7] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolis_II_(sculpture)
[8] https://www.lacma.org/sites/default/files/Metropolis-II-backgrounder-2.4.13.pdf
[9] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Burden
[10] https://www.lacma.org/art/exhibition/metropolis-ii
[11] https://www.moma.org/artists/871-chris-burden
[12] https://unframed.lacma.org/2015/05/11/chris-burden-19462015
[13] https://fabricworkshopandmuseum.org/artist/chris-burden/
[14] https://www.contemporaryartscenter.org/artists/chris-burden
[15] https://gagosian.com/artists/chris-burden/
[16] https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-art-world/the-man-who-hurt-himself-for-art-chris-burden
[17] https://sippey.com/2011/08/chris-burdens-metropolis-ii.html
[18] https://www.lacma.org/sites/default/files/styles/exhibition_image/public/primary_image/2018-11/L2010_33_1-EX2478-SF2953-AV002.jpg?itok=uKn7JzKA&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiyqIKx5MaMAxVbEUQIHbsSH5QQ_B16BAgEEAI
[19] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llacDdn5yIE
[20] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqcwTLBGamQ
[21] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwDdQ9xKu5s
[22] https://www.lacma.org/press/metropolis-ii
[23] https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b6/Metropolis_ii.jpg?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjM6o2x5MaMAxWyaPUHHXMqPBIQ_B16BAgBEAI
[24] https://unframed.lacma.org/2020/07/15/world%E2%80%99s-smallest-auto-repair-shop-conservation-miniature-cars-metropolis-ii
[25] https://www.instagram.com/lacma/reel/C_GdCybvPkq/
[26] https://www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatisfying/comments/1cvdmks/metropolis_ii_by_chris_burden_seen_from_above_at/
[27] https://collections.lacma.org/node/164957
[28] https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/miranda/la-et-cam-chris-burden-documentary-20170510-story.html
[29] https://www.theartstory.org/artist/burden-chris/
[30] https://www.eai.org/artists/chris-burden/biography
[31] https://senate.universityofcalifornia.edu/_files/inmemoriam/html/ChristopherBurden.html
[32] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdZdh_ZtY4Q
[33] https://publicdelivery.org/chris-burden-metropolis-ii/
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