film/Still: BURDEN

This season, the Clyfford Still Museum is delighted to partner with Alamo Drafthouse to present films that relate to both the exhibitions on view at the Museum and the wider art world. At every screening, you’ll enjoy more than 30 beers on tap; a full selection of wines and handcrafted cocktails; and a multicourse menu with service right to your seat. Join the Still for new art documentaries about important artists of the 20thcentury as well as films, screened on the occasion of Shade: Clyfford Still / Mark Bradford, that explore African American identity, racism, art, and human relationships.

BURDEN (Richard Dewey and Timothy Marrinan, 2016, 90 minutes)

Experience the metamorphosis of the artist Chris Burden, who guaranteed his place in art history beginning in 1971 while still a student in Southern California. Preceded by a period of often dangerous, at times stomach-churning performances, he then reinvented himself as a creator of captivating installations and sculptures, including an assemblage of antique street lights rewired for solar energy on permanent display outside the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Critic Brian Gordon writes, “For 45 years, Chris Burden maintained a quest to challenge perceived boundaries of modern art in an always awe-inspiring manner. …Burdenmeticulously explores a complex, ever-evolving individual who became one of the most admired artists of his generation.”

[$8]

Purchase tickets at drafthouse.com
Multiple screenings daily. Check Alamo Drafthouse website for listings.
Free bottomless popcorn for CSM members with member ID.