Guns and Art

Chris Burden "747" from 1973

One can only wonder how Chris Burden would be viewed in today's "counter-terrorist obsessed" world, if he performed such a "piece" today. Of course he was one of the first artists to see self-mutilation as art. His Shoot from 1971, in which he had an assistant shoot him in the arm from five metres away has been taken up by body modification fans today. What do you think? Terrorism as art!
http://www.crownpoint.com/artists/burden/burden.html