Lot Essay
Executed in 1974. These "stills" of the artist are from a 20 minute videotape of the same title.
Details
Vito Acconci (b. 1940)
Face of the Earth (Videotape; 20 min.; 1974)
signed, titled and dated '"FACE OF THE EARTH" (VIDEOTAPE; 20 MIN.; 1974) Vito Acconci' lower right--colored chalks, colored crayons and black and white photographs on paper mounted on board
40 x 53½in. (101.6 x 135.8cm.)
Face of the Earth (Videotape; 20 min.; 1974)
signed, titled and dated '"FACE OF THE EARTH" (VIDEOTAPE; 20 MIN.; 1974) Vito Acconci' lower right--colored chalks, colored crayons and black and white photographs on paper mounted on board
40 x 53½in. (101.6 x 135.8cm.)
Provenance
The Mayor Gallery, London.
Gilman Paper Company, New York.
Gilman Paper Company, New York.
Exhibited
New York, Union Carbide Corporation Gallery, Art from Corporate Collections, May 1979.