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Vito Acconci (Italian: [ˈviːto akˈkontʃi], / ə ˈ k ɒ n tʃ i /; 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.
Apr 27, 2017 · Learn about Vito Acconci, a pioneer of Performance Art, Body Art, Video Art, and Conceptual Art. Explore his provocative and participatory works that challenged the art-viewer dynamic and the public space.
- American
- January 24, 1940
- New York City, United States
- April 27, 2017
Learn about Vito Acconci, an American artist who explored the relationship between body, space, and language in his performances, installations, and photographs. See his works online, exhibitions, publications, and related resources at MoMA.
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Apr 28, 2017 · Vito Acconci, a father of performance and video art and a shamanistic, poetic, deeply influential force on the New York art scene for decades, died on Thursday in Manhattan. He...
Vito Acconci was an American artist who worked in performance, video, installation, sculpture, architecture and design. He explored the body, public space, transgression, provocation and participation in his diverse and influential practice.
Apr 28, 2017 · Acconci was a pioneer of postwar American art, challenging the boundaries of art and life with his provocative and poetic actions. He followed people, masturbated in galleries, bit himself, and confessed his secrets to strangers in his quest to shatter the opposition of art and everyday life.
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Learn about Vito Acconci, a pioneer of the Performance Art movement who created provocative works such as Seedbed (1971). Explore his biography, artworks, events, news, and auction prices on artnet.
