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The Artist Project: Vito Acconci

Sep 16, 2015 3 MINUTES
"It's almost like a chair pretending to be a person."

Artist Vito Acconci reflects on Gerrit Rietveld's "Zig Zag Stoel" in this episode of The Artist Project—an online series in which artists respond to works of art in The Met collection.

About the Artist
Vito Acconci (1940–2017) is an American multi-media artist and architect known for body-works, performance-pieces, films and videos, installations and architecture.

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Installation in Graz, Austria by Vitto Acconci titled MUR ISLAND, made of steel, glass, rubber, asphalt, water, light; 1,052 square meters.

Vito Acconci (American, 1940–2017)

MUR ISLAND, 2004

Acconci Studio (Vito Acconci, Dario Nunez, Stephen Roe, Peter Dorsey, Thomas Siegl, Gia Wolff, Sergio Prego). MUR ISLAND, Graz, Austria, 2004. Steel, glass, rubber, asphalt, water, light; 1,052 square meters. © Acconci Studio

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