Physical description:
1980, 29:02 min, color, sound digital betacam created by Electronic Arts Intermix on 9/27/2010. Fujifilm D321 Digibeta NTSC format (resolution is 720x480) cassette size is S (holds up to 40 minutes). Digital Betacam records component video with 10-bit YUV 4:2:2 compression. The bitrate is 90 Mbit/s. There are five audio channels - four main channels (uncompressed 48KHz PCM) and one cue track.
Content description:
The tape shows an interview of the artist by art critic Willoughby Sharp during the 1980 exhibition of Burden's monumental kinetic sculpture The Big Wheel at Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, New York. 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. Addressing his motivations and the meaning of this potentially dangerous mechanical art object, Burden discusses such topics as the role of the artist in the industrial world, 'personal insanity and mass insanity,' and 'man's propensity towards violence.'
