Doomed
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Doomed is a 1975 performance art piece by Chris Burden in which he lay motionless beneath a leaning sheet of glass in a museum gallery, testing institutional responsibility and the limits of endurance.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conceptual artwork
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performance art piece ⓘ |
| aim |
to examine boundaries of artistic responsibility
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to explore limits of physical and psychological endurance ⓘ to test institutional responsibility for the artist’s well-being ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Chris Burden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
tension between passivity and danger
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vulnerability of the artist’s body ⓘ |
| describedBySource | art history texts on performance art ⓘ |
| duration | approximately 45 hours ⓘ |
| endTime | 1975-04-13 ⓘ |
| followedBy | later institutional critique works by other artists ⓘ |
| genre | performance art ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
influenced discourse on institutional critique in contemporary art
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raised ethical questions about spectatorship and complicity ⓘ |
| hasPart |
analog clock
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artist lying motionless on floor ⓘ blank piece of paper ⓘ sheet of glass leaning against wall ⓘ |
| inception | 1975 ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | nonverbal ⓘ |
| location | museum gallery ⓘ |
| locationOfFirstPerformance | Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
artist–institution relationship
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endurance ⓘ ethics of spectatorship ⓘ institutional responsibility ⓘ risk in art ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
clock
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glass sheet ⓘ paper ⓘ |
| movement | conceptual art ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
artist gave no time limit for performance
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artist remained silent and motionless ⓘ no explicit safety instructions were given ⓘ performance ended only when museum staff intervened ⓘ |
| partOf | Chris Burden’s body of endurance-based performances ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Chris Burden’s risk-oriented performances of the 1970s ⓘ |
| performer | Chris Burden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reviewedIn | art criticism on 1970s performance art ⓘ |
| significantEvent | museum staff intervention ended performance ⓘ |
| significantPlace | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1975-04-11 ⓘ |
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