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1940 New York City - 2017 New York City. Known for: Performance and video art, architecture.
"Vito Acconci, Performance Artist and Uncommon Architect, Dies at 77," The New York Times, April 28, 2017, obituary by Randy Kennedy. Vito Acconci, a father of performance and video art and a... Read full biography
"Vito Acconci, Performance Artist and Uncommon Architect, Dies at 77," The New York Times, April 28, 2017, obituary by Randy Kennedy. 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... Read full biography
"Vito Acconci, Performance Artist and Uncommon Architect, Dies at 77," The New York Times, April 28, 2017, obituary by Randy Kennedy. 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 was 77. Maria Acconci, his wife and only immediate survivor, confirmed the death. She said it came after a short illness but gave no cause. Starting in the late 1960s, in love with... Read full biography
"Vito Acconci, Performance Artist and Uncommon Architect, Dies at 77," The New York Times, April 28, 2017, obituary by Randy Kennedy. 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 was 77. Maria Acconci, his wife and only immediate survivor, confirmed the death. She said it came after a short illness but gave no cause. Starting in the late 1960s, in love with literature but realizing he was too restless by nature to be a traditional poet, Mr. Acconci began creating documented performances in the street or for tiny audiences, his radar finely tuned to an existential unease that pervaded American society. Some... Read full biography
"Vito Acconci, Performance Artist and Uncommon Architect, Dies at 77," The New York Times, April 28, 2017, obituary by Randy Kennedy. 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 was 77. Maria Acconci, his wife and only immediate survivor, confirmed the death. She said it came after a short illness but gave no cause. Starting in the late 1960s, in love with literature but realizing he was too restless by nature to be a traditional poet, Mr. Acconci began creating documented performances in the street or for tiny audiences, his radar finely tuned to an existential unease that pervaded American society. Some performances might have gotten him arrested, though Mr. Acconci also seemed to possess the instincts of a cat burglar. I... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Body Art
- •Collage and/or Decoupage
- •Conceptual
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Installation Art
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Chalk
- •Ink
- •Magic Marker, Sharpie, Felt-Tip Pen
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Pen and Ink Drawing
- •Video Art, Documentary Photo, Cinema, Filmmaking
- •Wood for carving, sculpture, and/or surface
Art Style
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Performance Art, Happenings
Art Subject
Art School
- •School of Visual Arts, New York, Student
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Art Collection
- •Art Enterprises Collection
Added Description
- •Printmaking Specialty
- •Trained as Professional Architect
Exhibition of Museum
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art