Vito Acconci

1940 – 2017

Vito Acconci, ‘SEEDBED’ 1972
SEEDBED 1972
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  • Mona Hatoum, ‘Performance Still’ 1985, 1995

    Art Term

    Performance art

    Artworks that are created through actions performed by the artist or other participants, which may be live or recorded, spontaneous …
  • Vito Acconci Sonnabend Show Jan 72: Archives. Overall Show 1972

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    Vito Acconci born 1940Sonnabend Show Jan 72: Archives 1972

    Jonah Westerman

    As part of Performance at Tate: Into the Space of Art, Jonah Westerman explores Vito Acconci's Sonnabend Show Jan 72: …
  • Vito Acconici Following Piece 1969

    Tate Etc

    Bound to fail: Open Systems I

    Christy Lange

    The late 1960s saw a radical rethinking of the art object, with the emphasis shifting away from the static artwork …
  • Martin Creed The lights going on and off 2000

    Tate Etc

    But is it installation art?

    Claire Bishop

    What does the term ‘installation art’ mean? Does it apply to big dark rooms that you stumble into to watch …
  • William Eggleston Morton, Mississippi 1969-70 dye transfer print 53 x 66.5 cm

    Essay

    Cruel and tender

    Carter Ratcliff

    What is the place of documentary photography in art? This is the central question raised by Tate's first major exhibition …

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