What Chris Burden gave me

Posted on June 21, 2008 by Alissa

GE Building

As I’ve mentioned here before, I love love love the work of Chris Burden. This is his latest installation at Rockefeller Center, What My Father Gave Me.

Chris Burden: What My Dad Gave Me

Yes, it is a model of the GE Building, rendered in over a million replicated Erector set parts.

Erector set

And get this: Chris Burden’s dad was an engineer. So it all makes sense.

More photos, please.

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