Chris Burden turned late-night TV commercials into conceptual art

I had never known of the continuing output of Chris Burden and it is very interesting! Chris was one of a number of students who attended Pomona College at a time when it&#x27;s teaching of art was radically modern. Should anyone take interest they can read about the interesting output of some of the other students here: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.goodreads.com&#x2F;book&#x2F;show&#x2F;12497845-it-happened-at-pomona" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.goodreads.com&#x2F;book&#x2F;show&#x2F;12497845-it-happened-at-...</a>

I was surprised there was&#x2F;is? restriction on individuals purchasing commercial slots. Anyone know why? Esp since it&#x27;s pretty trivial to circumvent.<p>To ensure only commercial speech gets broadcast? Can&#x27;t have those free-thinkers, radicals, and artists being heard by the masses?

Saw an interesting photographic exhibition in Paris recently of Harry Gruyaert, who shot the German olympics with an analog camera on his TV in London, making it pretty conceptual set. See <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.magnumphotos.com&#x2F;C.aspx?VP3=SearchResult&amp;ALID=2TYRYDKGACJF" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.magnumphotos.com&#x2F;C.aspx?VP3=SearchResult&amp;ALID=2T...</a>

I used to go the Museum of Modern Art in NYC with my dad as a kid -- one of the most memorable pieces for me has to be Burden&#x27;s &quot;Medusa&#x27;s Head&quot; [1]<p>1: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.moma.org&#x2F;collection&#x2F;object.php?object_id=81157" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.moma.org&#x2F;collection&#x2F;object.php?object_id=81157</a>

Can you still do something like this? What would it cost nowadays?

I remember seeing a video about him at the art museum in Philadelphia and cracking jokes at the noises he made while crawling on glass with a young love.