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Announcement for Dead Man performance by Chris Burden at the Mizuno Gallery in Los Angeles, November 12, 1972. © Chris Burden. The Getty Research Institute, Gift of Riko Mizuno, 2010.M.84.4
On View at the Getty Center: Greetings from L.A.: Artists and Publics 1950-1980
Visitors attending the opening for Chris Burden’s November 1972 show at the Mizuno Gallery were greeted by what appeared to be an accident scene, with a covered cadaver lying on La Cienega Boulevard. It was in fact the artist himself, performing his piece Dead Man. When the police arrived on the scene and interrogated Burden, he declared that he was making a piece of sculpture, and was arrested for causing a false emergency. Burden continued to work with Mizuno through the mid-1970s.
Works of Art
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Shoot performance at F-Space Gallery in Santa Ana, California, 1971, Chris Burden. Gelatin silver print documenting the event by Alfred Lutjeans. 9 15/16 x 7 15/16 in. The Getty Research Institute, Gift of Art in the Public Interest and 18th Street Arts Center, 2006.M.8.41. © Chris Burden
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Video: Riko Mizuno, Vija Celmins, and Ed Moses speak about the Mizuno Gallery, 2009–11
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Announcement for the exhibition Grup Shrow at Mizuno Gallery in Los Angeles, 1972. © Riko Mizuno. The Getty Research Institute, Gift of Riko Mizuno, 2010.M.84.3
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Announcement for Tom Wudl exhibition at Mizuno Gallery in Los Angeles, 1974. © Tom Wudl. The Getty Research Institute, Gift of Riko Mizuno, 2010.M.84.2
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Poster for Ed Moses exhibition at Mizuno Gallery in Los Angeles, 1969. Courtesy Mizuno Gallery. The Getty Research Institute, Gift of Michael Asher , 2009.M.30
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Announcement for Jack Goldstein exhibition at the Mizuno Gallery in Los Angeles, November 1972. © Jack Goldstein Estate. The Getty Research Institute, Gift of Riko Mizuno, 2010.M.84.1
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Ed Moses with his installation at Mizuno Gallery, 1970. Image courtesy of and © Billy Al Bengston
