Poster of The Big Wheel

The Big Wheel

Plot: 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
Release Date: Tuesday, January 1 1980
44 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Chris BurdenChris Burden
Chris Burden was
33 in The Big Wheel
as 'Self'.
Thu, Apr 11 1946 –
Sun, May 10 2015
Portrait of Ronald FeldmanRonald Feldman
Ronald Feldman was
>> in The Big Wheel
as 'Self'.
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Portrait of Willoughby SharpWilloughby Sharp
Willoughby Sharp was
>> in The Big Wheel
as 'Self'.
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Crew

Portrait of Willoughby SharpWilloughby Sharp
Willoughby Sharp was
>> in The Big Wheel
as 'Director'
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