Game Art: COLL.EO's "CHRIS BURDEN EXTREME RACING" (2014)
COLL.EO's new in game performance is a replay of Chris Burden’s experience of driving through Los Angeles via Forza Motorsport 5 (2013), a videogame developed by Turn 10 for the Xbox One.
"In 2011, the artist told filmmakers Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman that he drives his BMW at an average velocity of 23.4 miles per hour through the city of Los Angeles. We recreated the thrills and the excitement induced by speeding through Los Angeles County's freeways and roads at an average, burdensome speed of 23.4 miles per hour, under the guise of Burden’s avatar. In fact, we drove a white BM1 M1 coupe for 29.4 minutes without ever shifting into second gear. The duration, 29.4 minutes, reflects the average commute times of losangelesinos, according to datat released by the U.S. Census Bureau (2013)." (COLL.EO)
To celebrate the release of CHRIS BURDEN EXTREME RACING, COLL.EO is introducing a new sticker in the ongoing FIGURINE (2012) series featuring the avatar of Chris Burden.
LINK: COLL.EO
Submitted by Matteo Bittanti