The Big Wheel

The Big Wheel (1980)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 1980-01-01
  • Runtime: 0h 29min
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Willoughby Sharp

Summary

During the 1980 exhibition of Burden's monumental kinetic sculpture The Big Wheel at Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, New York, Burden and Feldman were interviewed by art critic Willoughby Sharp. Burden articulates the process of creating The Big Wheel, a 6,000-pound, spinning cast-iron flywheel that is initially powered by a motorcycle, and discusses its relation to his earlier performance pieces and sculptural works. Addressing his motivations and the meaning of this potentially dangerous mechanical art object, Burden discusses such topics as the role of the artist in the industrial world, "personal insanity and mass insanity," and "man's propensity towards violence."

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  • Chris Burden

    as Self
  • Ronald Feldman

    as Self
  • Willoughby Sharp

    as Self
Directing Willoughby Sharp Director

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