The Big Wheel

The Big Wheel
Title:
The Big Wheel
Quality:
HD
Released:
Jan 01, 1980
Casts:
Chris Burden, Ronald Feldman, Willoughby Sharp

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The Big Wheel

Synopsis The Big Wheel

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."

  • Chris Burden
  • Ronald Feldman
  • Willoughby Sharp

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