Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at Reina Sofaia, Madrid, 10 May-12 September 2011, Centre Pompidou, Paris, 10 October 2011-9 January 2012, Tate Modern, London, 9 February-5 June 2012, Whitney Museum, New York, 28 June-23 September 2012.

From violating his own body in highly controversial performance works during the 1970s to a series of breathtaking installations over recent years, American artist Chris Burden has been driven by the desire to explain and reconstruct experiences and ideas we normally take for granted. He is interested in the political, institutional, and technological, and in all these areas he is concerned to demystify symbols of authority and explain hidden processes. At the end of the 20th century ordinary people have little or no understanding of how the world we live in functions, how the food we eat is grown, or how the objects we use are manufactured. This volume documents Chris Burden's project showing at the Tate Gallery in February 1999, where he will set up a factory-like assembly line which will manufacture model airplanes from tissue paper, plastic, and balsa wood parts. He lays bare the principles of mass production in a way that is entertaining, ingenious, and provocative. The book reproduces many of Burden's original working drawings and documents the functioning assembly line.

Charles Morris(s) was born about 1712, probably in Virginia. He was too old for active duty during the American Revolutin but as a patriot supplied food and transport for the American Army. He left a will dated May 8, 1897, Westmoreland Co., Virginia, that named 8 children but no wife. His son Simon was born in Westmoreland Co., Virginia 11 Dec. 1766. He married Susannah Lyne. They moved to Georgia between 1795 and 1803. They died in Taliaferro Co., Georgia, Simon in 1834 and Susannah in 1840. Descendants lived in Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, Texas, and elsewhere.

With Zero to Infinity: Arte Povera 1962-1972, the Walker Art Center and the Tate Modern have undertaken an ambitious project - to represent an important yet seldom seen period in Italian modern art. As the U. S. tour sponsor of Zero to Infinity: Arte Povera 1962-1972, the Italian Trade Commission is proud to share the Walker Art Center's enthusiasm in illustrating the evolution of artistic expression in Italy as reflected in all aspects of Italian life.