Vito AcconciVerenigde Staten, 1940–2017Estimations
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Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, Verenigde Staten
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- 19 aug 2026
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Over het werk
Transitioning from his work as a poet to visual art, from 1969 to 1970, Vito Acconci created a series of over 20 works combining photography and text that would, in his own words, “get myself off the page and into real space. These photographic pieces were ways to, literally, throw myself into my environment.” In both urban and natural landscapes, Acconci used a set of self-imposed instructions that described how to perform and document specific kinds of activities. In Estimations, his instructions and the results are listed along with the photographs. Here the artist explored the deceptive differences between reality, appearance, and representation. Acconci assembled this work in its present format 17 years after he captured the images.
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Gegevens
- Inventarisnummer
- 2009.57.1-9
In de catalogus
Bronnen
- Art Institute of Chicago: the museum's own open data · opgehaald 5 dagen geleden
- Afbeelding: Art Institute of Chicago — © the artist or rights holder
Intussen, in het leven van Vito Acconci
Het hele leven1960s
Marriage to the artist Rosemary Mayer
In the 1960s Acconci is married to the artist Rosemary Mayer.
late 1960s
From poetry to performance and video
Acconci transforms himself from a poet into a performance and video artist, with his own body as the subject of his photography, film, video and performance. Influenced by Situationism, he stages performances in the street or for small audiences that explore the body and public space.
late 1960s
The poetry magazine “0 TO 9”
Acconci begins his career as a poet, editing and self-publishing the poetry magazine “0 TO 9” with Bernadette Mayer: produced on a mimeograph machine in 100 to 350 copies per issue, it mixes contributions by poets and artists.
1971
The first critical article about him, in Arts Magazine
Cindy Nemser becomes the first art critic to write about Acconci, for Arts Magazine; her later interview with him becomes the magazine's cover piece.
30 juni 1972 – 8 oktober 1972
Exhibition: Documenta 5
