Open Source Cities

Metropolis II

“It’s about to be over, the idea that the car runs free, those days are about to close.” Conceptual artist Chris Burden created this kinetic sculpture to “provoke the energy of a city.” Says Burden, “The noise, the continuous flow of the trains, and the speeding toy cars, produces in the viewer the stress of living in a dynamic, active and bustling 21st Century city." Metropolis II will be on display at LACMA in the Fall of 2011.

Filmed in 2011 at the artist’s studio in Topanga, CA. Directed by Henry Joost & Ariel Schulman of Supermarché.