Vito Acconci

ActorWriterDirectorCrew Jan 24 (died age 77) New York City, New York, USA 1969–2016 (47 year career)

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Biography

Vito Acconci (January 24, 1940 – April 27, 2017) was an American performance, video and installation artist, whose diverse practice eventually included sculpture, architectural design, and landscape design. His performance and video art was characterized by "existential unease," exhibitionism, discomfort, transgression and provocation, as well as wit and audacity, and often involved crossing boundaries such as public–private, consensual–nonconsensual, and real world–art world. His work is consid…

Known For

Film

Burden

Self

Film

Journeys from Berlin/1971

9.0 1980

Film

Chelsea on the Rocks

Self

Film

Revenge of the Mekons

Himself

Film

The Golden Boat

Swiss assassin

Film

Seven Easy Pieces

Writer

Film

The Art of Time

Self

Film

You're Going to Die!

Narrator

Filmography

Acting (29)

Movies (29)

Burden

2016

as Self

5.8

Revenge of the Mekons

2013

as Himself

6.6

The Art of Time

2009

as Self

Chelsea on the Rocks

2008

as Self

5.6

You're Going to Die!

2006

as Narrator

Steven Holl: The Body in Space

1999

as Self

The Golden Boat

1991

as Swiss assassin

6.1

Aktionskunst International. Dokumente zum Internationalen Aktionismus

1989

as Self

How to Fly

1981

14 Americans: Directions of the 1970s

1981

as Himself

Journeys from Berlin/1971

1980

9.0

The Red Tapes

1977

as Himself

Body Art

1975

as Self

Turn-On

1974

as Himself

My Word

1974

as Himself

Willoughby Sharp Videoviews Vito Acconci

1973

as Himself

Undertone

1972

as Vito Acconci

Seedbed

1972

Centers

1971

as Self

Conversions 1

1971

as Himself

Claim Excerpts

1971

as Himself

Remote Control

1971

as Himself

Pryings

1971

Association Area

1971

as Himself

Three Adaptation Studies

1970

as Himself

Flour/Breath Piece

1970

as Self

Digging Piece

1970

as Self

Gargle/Spit Piece

1970

as Self

Two Takes

as Self

Crew (67)

Movies (67)

Seven Easy Pieces

2007

Writer

2.0

Election Tape '84

1984

Director

The Red Tapes

1977

Director

Turn-On

1974

Director

Open Book

1974

Director

Face of the Earth

1974

Director

My Word

1974

Director

My Word

1974

Writer

Full Circle

1974

Director

Shoot

1974

Director

Recording Studio From Air Time

1973

Director

Command Performance

1973

Director

Visions of a Disappearance

1973

Director

Walk-Over

1973

Director

Air Time

1973

Director

Home Movies

1973

Director

Theme Song

1973

Director

Face-Off

1973

Director

Reception Room

1973

Director

Face to Face

1972

Director

Go Between

1972

Director

Undertone

1972

Director

Cross-Fronts

1972

Director

Seedbed

1972

Director

Seedbed

1972

Writer

Hand to Hand

1972

Director

Anchors

1972

Director

Watch

1971

Director

Breath In (To) / Out (Of)

1971

Director

Centers

1971

Cinematography

Centers

1971

Director

Centers

1971

Sound Recordist

Conversions 3

1971

Director

Conversions 1

1971

Director

Conversions 2

1971

Director

Two Track

1971

Director

Claim Excerpts

1971

Director

Training Ground

1971

Director

Remote Control

1971

Director

Waterways (Burst; Storage)

1971

Director

Pryings

1971

Director

Second Hand

1971

Director

Contacts

1971

Director

Association Area

1971

Director

Directions

1971

Director

Break-Through

1970

Director

Filling Up Space

1970

Director

Run Off

1970

Director

Three Adaptation Studies

1970

Director

Three Frame Studies

1970

Director

Three Relationship Studies

1970

Director

Open-Close

1970

Director

Two Cover Studies

1970

Director

Corrections

1970

Director

See Through

1970

Director

Lick

1970

Director

Rubbings

1970

Director

Flour/Breath Piece

1970

Director

Digging Piece

1970

Director

Applications

1970

Director

Seeing Red

1970

Director

Concentration/Contemplation Piece

1970

Director

Openings

1970

Director

Gargle/Spit Piece

1970

Director

Three Attention Studies

1969

Director

Two Takes

Director

Clouds

Director