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Chair installation
Installation including furniture attached to ceiling, Acconci’s voice on audiotape, projected light. (Foley 1980: 181)
House of Cars
House of Cars was an “apartment complex” consisting of four car bodies transformed into monochromatic housing modules. The cars are stacked so that the viewer can move from one interior to the others. One bottom car has a stairway leading to a car on…
Slide Lecture
Acconci presented extensive slide recapitulations of his installation work of this decade, which have not involved his in-person participation. He stated that he felt his presence restricted the nature of his older pieces, and he felt the need to…
Probe
The performance space was divided into a light half and a dark half. I began the performance by standing in the dark half, and kicking a ball into the light half of the space against the back wall. With each successive kick of the ball, I shortened…
Spent Time/Spent Energy
This piece took place in a store-front place over a period of seven days, at varying times and duration, once each day. One of the two windows was covered, while one was left clear. The piece could be viewed only from the outside. In the clear…
Finger
This piece was a static installation. The room was in general darkness except for lights aimed at several areas in the space. An unidentifiable sound could be heard from the rear of the room. The first illuminated area approached upon entering the…
Sylph
This piece took place in a darkened gallery space. Around two of the corners that protrude into the space, there were two green tape lights that circumscribed the 270-degree circular areas on the floor. In the larger circle, the tape light was facing…
Hand Generated Light
The performance was situated in a room adjacent to the main exhibition space. Attached to the front of the door, the only entrance to the room, was a small light bulb. For the duration of the three-hour show, I was in the room with the door locked…
States of Mine
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Gyro
An electric gyroscope winds up to its maximum rpm, and with its rotor whirring, slowly winds down. A drawing device, made up of a free swinging metal batten attached to a spindle that holds graphite, is spun as fast as it can be made to go. The sound…