Chris Burden - Doorway to Heaven, 1973.

“At 6 p.m. [November 15, ‘73] 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.”
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Chris Burden - Doorway to Heaven, 1973.

“At 6 p.m. [November 15, ‘73] 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.”


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