Urban Light

art installation by Burden

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Urban Light is a permanent art installation located outside the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Created by artist Chris Burden, the piece features approximately 200 restored antique lampposts. Burden was an American artist known for his performance art and large-scale sculptures and installations. His work often explored themes of danger, technology, and societal issues. Urban Light, installed in 2008, has become an iconic landmark.12

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Chris Burden
…from Erector set parts, and Urban Light (2008), a permanent—and now iconic—installation of some 200 restored antique lampposts outside the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. In 2013 he was the subject of a large-scale retrospective, “Chris Burden: Extreme Measures,” organized by the New Museum, in New York. He received…
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…from Erector set parts, and Urban Light (2008), a permanent—and now iconic—installation of some 200 restored antique lampposts outside the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. In 2013 he was the subject of a large-scale retrospective, “Chris Burden: Extreme Measures,” organized by the New Museum, in New York. He received…
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art
…public artworks, including Chris Burden’s Urban Light and Michael Heizer’s Levitated Mass. By the first quarter of the 21st century LACMA held some 155,000 works of art.
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…public artworks, including Chris Burden’s Urban Light and Michael Heizer’s Levitated Mass. By the first quarter of the 21st century LACMA held some 155,000 works of art.
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