Chris Burden: Extreme Measures

New York: New Museum; Skira Rizzoli Publications, 2013. 247 pages, illustrations (some colour); 30 cm. Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at the New Museum, New York, October 2, 2013 to January 12, 2014. Exhibition organized by Lisa Phillips with Massimiliano Gioni and Jenny Moore. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "The work of seminal contemporary artist Chris Burden, insightfully contextualized around major themes, illuminates a practice that is as unique as it is influential. For four decades, Chris Burden's work has redefined the boundaries of the sculptural field. Whether subjecting himself to extremes of physical suffering or reconfiguring forgotten urban objects and toy models to create potent signifiers of a time and place, the brute force of Burden's work in the physical realm reverberates through the psychic one. On the occasion of the New Museum's focused survey of Burden's work, this book provides new perspectives on his art. Organized around themes like the Myth of the American West, the Institution, Gender Roles, and Model Making, the book reexamines preoccupations that span the artist's long career." - Publisher. CONTENTS: Double bind, by Lisa Phillips; Mind-body problem: Chris Burden's performances, by Thomas Crow; An engineer's view, by Guy Nordenson; Chris Burden's bridges, relationality, and the conceptual body, by Amelia Jones; I guess you'll buy a gun/you'll buy it secondhand, by Johanna Burton; Chris Burden: body culture, by Tom Marioni; Burden at Pomona, by Helene Winer; TV ad, by Matthew Day Jackson; Self-made man, by Oscar Tuazon; Power play, by Jenny Moore.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to. Collectible.