Carp

Poem for L.A.

Artist Chris Burden
Date June 23-27, 1975
Location Los Angeles
Type Performance, Video

With Carp's support, Chris Burden performed on commercial television a 10-second piece June 23-27, 1975—on channels aired throughout Los Angeles. Burden also presented a preview of his commercial to delegates of the American Association of Museums in Carp's suite at convention headquarters at the Biltmore.

Related Projects
In his first show on the West Coast, Dennis Oppenheim presented through Carp a sequence of color slides accompanied by audio in the afternoons of April 29-30, 1977.
At a party hosted by Roger Wong and sponsored by Carp Aug. 14, 1976, attendees included Barbara Burden, Marilyn Nix, Charles Christopher Hill, Michael Brewster, Carole Caroompas, Chris Burden, Bryan Hunt, Paula Sweet, Walter Wittel, Alexis Smith, Scott Grieger, Richard Newton, Brad Smith, Roger Wong, Mark Keiserman and Lowell Darling.
In a show sponsored by Carp and hosted by Joel Marshall, Alexis Smith presented an installation on the ceiling of a clean, white room, housing a maximum of two guests per viewing.