![2 Wings for Wall and Person [top row, panel E], Vito Acconci, 1979-1981](https://api.nga.gov/iiif/a5d9e856-8e1c-41e1-a007-e4032bfb07ed/full/!1600,1600/0/default.jpg)
Vito AcconciAmerican, 1940–20172 Wings for Wall and Person [top row, panel E]
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Not on view at present
Where is “2 Wings for Wall and Person [top row, panel E]” now? Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Washington, D.C., United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- 1997.8.11
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- National Gallery of Art
- Image: National Gallery of Art — © the artist or rights holder
In the life of Vito Acconci
The whole life24 June 1977 – 2 October 1977
Exhibition: Documenta 6
late 1970s
A turn to sculpture, architecture and design
In the late 1970s Acconci turns to sculpture, architecture and design, greatly increasing the scale of his work, if not his art-world profile. Over the next two decades he develops public artworks and parks, airport rest areas, artificial islands and other architectural projects that frequently embrace participation, change and playfulness.
1978
A retrospective at the Stedelijk Museum
The Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam organizes a retrospective of Acconci's work.
1979
A Guggenheim Fellowship
The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation awards Acconci a fellowship.
1980
A retrospective at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago organizes a retrospective of Acconci's work, the second after the Amsterdam one of 1978.
19 June 1982 – 28 September 1982
Exhibition: documenta 7
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