After receiving his ba in literature from the college of the holy cross in 1962 and his mfa in writing and literature from the university of iowa in 1964, acconci became a. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the plot summary submission guide. As the title suggests, the same river twice was about revisiting and replaying. Mike kelley bibliography mike kelley foundation for the arts. I also traveled with the exhibition, coordinating and finalizing the design as it. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Best known for his controversial body art of the 1960s and 70s, vito acconci has led a diverse career, one that has taken him from poetry through performance, video work to architecture.
It looks like we dont have any plot summaries for this title yet. The ramp is integrated into the floor of the room in which the piece takes place, and therefore acconci is not visible to the audience. In sounding board december 2011, gordon hall lies on top of speakers playing a track list she has selected. See available prints and multiples, photographs, and works on paper for sale and learn about the artist. In centers, acconci faces the camera, his head and arm in closeup as he points straight ahead at his own image on the video monitor, attempting to keep his finger focused on the exact center of the screen. Fresh acconci is at once an affectionate homage to the 70s lowbudget skin flick and an irreverent refusal of the artist. Restaging acconcis blackandwhite video performances of the 1970s in the style of softcore pornography, the. In a series of deadpan performances, bag gathers fragments of pop detritus, fashioning a thoroughly mediated document that is at once a celebration and a record of loss. Fresh acconci is a reference to art now, to a resurgence of the 1970s and an interest in youth in the art world. Following a conversation about the physical beauty of performance artists, mike kelley and paul mccarthy collaborated on fresh acconci, a restaging of early works by the new yorkbased artist vito acconci that explored questions of social interaction, the distinctions between public and private behavior, and the objectification of the human body. Describing the impetus behind fresh acconci, a 45minute colour videotape he made with paul mccarthy in 1995, mike kelley claimed that the body art of this particular moment performed the function of a specialized subcultural erotica for the art world despite what could be construed as its deconstructive pretensions.
The artists mock not acconci so much as young artists conception of him in the early 1990s. In acconcis subversive and highly physical performances, the artist was known to bite himself, burn off his body hair, and masturbate under a wooden ramp in a gallery while fantasizing through a. By visiting our website or transacting with us, you agree to this. Named after one of the artists most iconic pieces vito acconci. Restaging acconci s blackandwhite video performances of the 1970s in the style of softcore pornography, the. Vito acconci was a contemporary american poet, performance artist, and architecta founder of the performance art movement. While mccarthy and kelley negotiate the varying formal. Vito acconcis 1972, performance piece, seedbed consists of acconcis interactions with audience members, as he masturbates under a wooden ramp. Vito acconci has been honored with an exhibition at moma ps1 as part of the institutions 40th anniversary. So begins theme song, a video acconci made in the 1970s, during a period in his long and varied careerwhich also encompasses writing, performance, installation, sculpture, and architecturewhen he experimented with film, sound recordings, and the recently invented medium of video, which allowed for immediate playback.
Describing the impetus behind fresh acconci, a 45minute colour videotape he made with paul mccarthy in 1995, mike kelley claimed that the. Va im kind of lost because i know we have to, and want to, use these much more digital ways of working but i dont think i get them. Her work explores body art, endurance art and feminist art, the relationship between performer and audience, the limits of the body, and the possibilities of the mind. Jn soto interprets and reacts to the music on halls body, so that they feel the music coming through their body from the speakers and simultaneously. Bob berggetty images d olores oriordan faces the crowd, her palms high above her head, and beams a broad, open smile. David blaine white born april 4, 1973 is an american illusionist, endurance artist, and extreme performer. Diary of a body 1969 1973 acconci, vito, volk, gregory, acconci, vito on. Courtesy of paul mccarthy and mike kelley foundation. Click to email this to a friend opens in new window click to print opens in new window click to share on facebook opens in new window click to share on reddit opens in new window. Vito acconci videos performances viewing fresh acconci.
The influential, provocative and often radical artmaking practices of vito acconci have earned him international recognition. Remembering grant tinker, mary tyler moore producer and. The piece is a reference to art now, to a resurgence of the 1970s and an interest in youth in the art world. Conceptual artist and architect vito acconci passes away. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app.
Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer. Acconci listens to his own recorded monologue of sexually intimate secrets and repeatedly tries to obscure these secrets by shouting over the tape, demonstrating the paradoxical situation of the artist confounded by two desires. Includes julie strain, former penthouse pet of the year, playboy book of lingerie supermodels kelly lynn cook, lori jo hendrix, heidi lynn staley, babewatch host lauren hays, playboy internet model lara lasher and many other succulent, busty babes. It looks like we dont have a synopsis for this title. Artists mccarthy and kelley restage classic 1970s performance pieces by vito. To find out more, including which thirdparty cookies we place and how to manage cookies, see our privacy policy. Vito acconcis career began in creative writing, but over the past forty years, it has expanded to include photography, printmaking, performance, video, installation, sculpture, design, and architecture. Artists mccarthy and kelley restage classic 1970s performance pieces by vito acconci, with a decidedly ironic southern california. In untitled fall 95, bag, at the time an art student, plays bag the art student. Film society of lincoln center reveals full art of the. But as readers will see, around 1995 i began to tire of such a stance, and xii. Available for sale from track 16 gallery, mike kelley, paul mccarthy, fresh acconci 1995, 15 photographs and video tape in case, 14 12. He is best known for his highprofile feats of endurance and has set and broken several world records.
Blaine innovated the way magic is shown on television by focusing on spectator reactions. Fresh acconci by mike kelley and paul mccarthy 1995, 45 min, color, sound artists mccarthy and kelley restage classic 1970s performance pieces by vito acconci, with a decidedly ironic southern california sensibility. Each exhibition was a sitespecific installation and display of the work. Vito acconcis legendary early work celebrated at moma ps1. Best known for his provocative and often radical artmaking practices. Crossings and links between creators and works that will allow for new discoveries and interpretations, like fresh acconci, derived from the red tapes, the legendary 1976 work by vito acconci, revisited in 1995 by paul mccarthy and mike kelley. Artists mccarthy and kelley restage classic 1970s performance pieces by vito acconci, with a decidedly ironic southern california sensibility. Mike kelley, paul mccarthy fresh acconci 1995 available for. With nancy paradis, andre paradis, joie shettler, roosevelt flenoury. Acconci has been a vital presence in contemporary art since the late 1960s. In pointing at the image of himself, acconci is also pointing directly at the viewer an action that is paradigmatic of the psychological dynamic of acconcis work in video. Emblematic of this is mike kelley and paul mccarthys fresh acconci 1995, which takes on several of vito acconcis video works from the early 1970s.
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