Burden

  • 2017


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Average Rating 3.7/5
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5.0
A notorious performance artist who earned comparisons to Evel Knievel gets the shocking documentary he deserves.Immortalized by David Bowies 1977 art .. Time Out
4.1
Try to mimic your subjects adventurousness in your filmmaking approach, and theres a decent chance your documentary will come across as forced or tire .. Paste Magazine
3.5
No artist literalized his surname more than Chris Burden (19462015), the Conceptual brinksman who subjected his flesh to spectacular strain in the 197 .. Village Voice
4.0
This engrossing documentary profile of Los Angeles artist Chris Burden, who died in 2015, focuses mainly on his notorious performance piecesincluding .. Chicago Reader
3.0
Citizen Jane: Battle for the City PG, 93 mins Burden Cert TBC, 88 mins The weeks documentaries are both informative biographical pieces, but Burden ha .. The Times
4.0
The performance artist, sculptor and Seventies counter cultural figure Chris Burden is the subject of this fascinating documentary that manages, someh .. The Times
3.0
But the archive footage is fascinating, as are Burdens reticent insights into art posing questions without necessarily having a purpose. Radio Times
3.5
Burden thoughtfully folds this critical distaste and public bafflement into its conventional documentary form of archival material and talking head in .. The Wrap
4.0
Incorporate the artist into this and you have something.Incorporate the artist doing something dangerous and you have something people will talk about .. The Guardian
3.0
The American artist Chris Burden is famous for being the man who shot his arm on camera; in his 1971 gallery piece Shoot, he asked a friend to shoot a .. The Guardian
4.0
Well, this film argues that his later work has beauty and majesty; it is a little reticent about his private life but a persuasive, stimulating work. The Guardian
4.0
Burden showcases the late Chris Burden, an artist whose dare devil art made him famous or infamous and whose unique approach to art continues to fasci .. Reel Talk Reviews
3.1
A thoughtful, inquisitive documentary, Burden dispenses with the sensationalism surrounding Burdens most notorious work and instead engages with it on .. Slant Magazine
3.0
True, discussions of art tend to be subjective and open ended.But these works were made to be debated with a passion that is sometimes lacking here. The New York Times
4.0
But it has a great time observing the change.Even for viewers who know much more about Burden than that thing with the rifle, its almost certain to tr .. Hollywood Reporter
4.0
But what makes this documentary special is that it doesnt put its subject on a pedestal. Standard
3.5
With Urban Light, Chris Burdens photo hotspot installation of antique streetlamps at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the artist became indelibly .. Los Angeles Times
3.5
Despite (or even partly because of) that diffident air, a portrait of the artist emerges thats complex, somewhat mysterious, but ultimately quite winn .. Variety
4.0
The film manages to strike a good balance between hero worship and honest criticism without ever sounding disingenuous. Hey U Guys
3.0
The filmmakers keep things simple and straightforward, focusing on Burdens work and leaving it to you to see his relevance and influence today, from J .. Now Toronto
3.5
In other words, youll walk out with a whole new respect for one of contemporary arts true shit disturbers. Straight
5.0
Directors Timothy Marrinan and Richard Dewey approach his work with precisely the right mixture of skepticism and reverence. Flavor Wire
3.5
The documentary affirms the traditional view of Burdens career as falling into two main parts: A dark and manic 1970s full of violent performances, th .. New Republic
4.0
... the film is at its best as it begins to explore the direction in which he travelled. Easy Reader News
3.5
That it is a visionary work of Apollonian beauty is evident even from the movies paltry images. Art Forum
4.0
Admirably, theyve ploughed a careful, respectful path that avoids sentimentality until the final stretch. List



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