Vito Acconci

“In this legendary sculpture/performance Acconci lay beneath a ramp built in the Sonnabend Gallery. Over the course of three weeks, he masturbated ...

01 de jan. de 1972

For Seven Easy Pieces Marina Abramovic reenacted five seminal performance works by her peers, dating from the 1960's and 70's, and two of her own, ...

15 de fev. de 2007

Poet and artist Vito Acconci points his finger towards the camera and his own reflection in an offscreen video monitor.

01 de jun. de 1971

A five minute super-8mm short from Vito Acconci

01 de jan. de 1970

The two-channel piece Remote Control is an exercise in manipulation and control between artist and subject, male and female. On separate channels, ...

01 de jan. de 1971

Torn over the pressure to perform for his audience, Acconci fantasizes about "a dancing bear" who takes his place, performing in the spotlight, doi...

01 de jan. de 1973

A three-part video epic in which avant-garde artist Vito Acconci explores the relationship between the self and national mythology. Through multipl...

01 de jan. de 1977

In Theme Song, Acconci uses video as close-up to establish a perversely intimate relation with the viewer, creating a personal space in which to ta...

11 de ago. de 1973

A documentation of one of Acconci's most notorious performances, Claim Excerpts is a highly confrontational work, an exercise in self-induced, heig...

01 de jan. de 1971

A documentation of a live performance at New York University, Pryings is a graphic exploration of the physical and psychological dynamics of male/f...

21 de jan. de 1971

This early performance tape is an example of what Acconci has termed his "quasi-ESP exercises," in which he explores mental concentration and intui...

01 de jan. de 1971

In this feature-length silent film, Acconci uses hand-written title cards to present an "interior monologue" about speaking, language, and silence....

01 de jan. de 1974

"In this now infamous tape, exemplary of his early transgressive performance style, Acconci sits and relates a masturbatory fantasy about a girl ru...

01 de jan. de 1972

Three-part short film. In 'Blindfold Catching', a blindfolded Acconci reacts, flinching and lunging, as rubber balls are repeatedly thrown at him f...

01 de jan. de 1970

The back of Acconci's head is seen in tight close-up. He hums to himself, first lyrically, then aggressively, violently. Suddenly he wheels around ...

01 de jan. de 1974

In these three exercises, Acconci plays with trans-gender illusions, manipulating and altering his own body parts to suggest sexual transformations.

01 de set. de 1971

"In this exercise in nonverbal communication, Acconci explores facial expressions, and their psychological resonance, as a mode of performance narr...

01 de jan. de 1972

A super-8mm document (blown up to 16mm) of Acconci's performance of the same name in which he covered almost the entirety of the gallery space with...

01 de jan. de 1971

"Super-8 camera held out before him as shield and surrogate, Acconci pushes through a landscape of dense reeds and overgrowth. Break-Through record...

01 de jan. de 1970

"In Scene Steal, Acconci, fully clothed, tries to shield a nude woman from the camera. In Container, he wraps his nude body around a cat as if to t...

01 de jan. de 1970

"Unavailable until recently, Corrections is Acconci's first single-channel video. Back to the camera, with only his head and bare shoulders visible...

01 de jan. de 1970

"Acconci caresses his torso, then crushes cockroaches into his stomach and rubs them into his skin." - Electronic Arts Intermix

01 de jan. de 1970

"I walk in a circle around the camera: sometimes I'm on screen, sometimes I'm off, sometimes I change direction, leaving the screen on one side and...

01 de jan. de 1974

Face-Off is an ironic collusion of private and public, of exposure and masking, a tense ritual wherein Acconci divulges and then censors his self-r...

01 de jan. de 1973

Acconci imitates the sounds of war, gunfire and explosion; he thrusts his face, stomach or penis onto the screen. His childlike battle sounds are i...

01 de jan. de 1974

A woman kisses Acconci's body, covering him in red lipstick traces. Acconci then rubs his body against another man (Dennis Oppenheim), transferring...

01 de jan. de 1970