Vito Acconci

Vito Acconci

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Vito Acconci (January 24, 1940 – April 27, 2017) was an American performance, video and installation artist, whose diverse practice eventually included sculpture, architectural design, and landscape design. His performance and video art was characterized by "existential unease," exhibitionism, discomfort, transgression and provocation, as well as wit and audacity, and often involved crossing boundaries such as public–private, consensual–nonconsensual, and real world–art world. His work is considered to have influenced artists including Laurie Anderson, Karen Finley, Bruce Nauman, and Tracey…

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Seven Easy Pieces ★ 2.0 Seven Easy Pieces 2007 You're Going to Die! You're Going to Die! 2006 The Golden Boat ★ 6.5 The Golden Boat 1991 Election Tape '84 Election Tape '84 1984 How to Fly How to Fly 1981 Journeys from Berlin/1971 ★ 8.8 Journeys from Berlin/1971 1980 The Red Tapes The Red Tapes 1977 Open Book Open Book 1974 My Word My Word 1974 Turn-On Turn-On 1974 Face of the Earth Face of the Earth 1974 Shoot Shoot 1974 Full Circle Full Circle 1974 Theme Song Theme Song 1973 Face-Off Face-Off 1973 Air Time Air Time 1973 Walk-Over Walk-Over 1973 Visions of a Disappearance Visions of a Disappearance 1973 Reception Room Reception Room 1973 Recording Studio From Air Time Recording Studio From Air Time 1973 Command Performance Command Performance 1973 Home Movies Home Movies 1973 Seedbed Seedbed 1972 Undertone Undertone 1972 Cross-Fronts Cross-Fronts 1972 Face to Face Face to Face 1972 Hand to Hand Hand to Hand 1972 Go Between Go Between 1972 Anchors Anchors 1972 Conversions 1 Conversions 1 1971 Centers Centers 1971 Pryings Pryings 1971 Two Track Two Track 1971 Remote Control Remote Control 1971 Association Area Association Area 1971 Claim Excerpts Claim Excerpts 1971 Breath In (To) / Out (Of) Breath In (To) / Out (Of) 1971 Watch Watch 1971 Waterways (Burst; Storage) Waterways (Burst; Storage) 1971 Training Ground Training Ground 1971 Directions Directions 1971 Contacts Contacts 1971 Conversions 2 Conversions 2 1971 Conversions 3 Conversions 3 1971 Second Hand Second Hand 1971 Seeing Red Seeing Red 1970 Open-Close Open-Close 1970 Openings Openings 1970 See Through See Through 1970 Applications Applications 1970 Three Adaptation Studies Three Adaptation Studies 1970 Digging Piece Digging Piece 1970 Flour/Breath Piece Flour/Breath Piece 1970 Gargle/Spit Piece Gargle/Spit Piece 1970 Break-Through Break-Through 1970 Filling Up Space Filling Up Space 1970 Three Frame Studies Three Frame Studies 1970 Two Cover Studies Two Cover Studies 1970 Concentration/Contemplation Piece Concentration/Contemplation Piece 1970 Lick Lick 1970 Corrections Corrections 1970 Rubbings Rubbings 1970 Run Off Run Off 1970 Three Relationship Studies Three Relationship Studies 1970 Three Attention Studies Three Attention Studies 1969 Two Takes Two Takes Clouds Clouds