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Nail me to my car and I'll tell you who you are

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Chris Burden
Age: 69 †
Born: 1946
Born: April 11
Died: 2015
Died: May 10
Artist
Engraver
Installation Artist
Performance Artist
Sculptor
Stage Actor
Television Producer
Boston
Massachusetts
Christopher Burden
Christopher Lee Burden
Romantic
Restitution
Horse
Creole
Car
Regal
Identity
Turkish
Garden
Nail
Tell
Belonging
Nails
Admiration

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