Vito Acconci. Spaces of Play

This article offers an investigation of Vito Acconci’s writings and art from the point of view of play, understood as game and performance. Various examples are analyzed, both literary and artistic (early texts, the emblematic Following Piece, which was one of the earliest examples of performance ar...

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Main Author: Monica Manolescu
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Language:English
Published: Association Française d'Etudes Américaines 2013-12-01
Series:Transatlantica
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/transatlantica/6612
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description This article offers an investigation of Vito Acconci’s writings and art from the point of view of play, understood as game and performance. Various examples are analyzed, both literary and artistic (early texts, the emblematic Following Piece, which was one of the earliest examples of performance art, and The American Gift, combining sound and sculpture in a museum space). Acconci strikes a balance between freedom and constraint, playing with existing models according to set protocols in game-like fashion and offering a constantly renewed artistic practice.
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spelling doaj-art-d38ebca0e2c642c8bf1df4de2fc28ece2025-01-30T10:47:48ZengAssociation Française d'Etudes AméricainesTransatlantica1765-27662013-12-01210.4000/transatlantica.6612Vito Acconci. Spaces of PlayMonica ManolescuThis article offers an investigation of Vito Acconci’s writings and art from the point of view of play, understood as game and performance. Various examples are analyzed, both literary and artistic (early texts, the emblematic Following Piece, which was one of the earliest examples of performance art, and The American Gift, combining sound and sculpture in a museum space). Acconci strikes a balance between freedom and constraint, playing with existing models according to set protocols in game-like fashion and offering a constantly renewed artistic practice.https://journals.openedition.org/transatlantica/6612Vito Acconciconceptual artperformance artlanguage and materialitygames and playthe spaces of art
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Vito Acconci. Spaces of Play
Transatlantica
Vito Acconci
conceptual art
performance art
language and materiality
games and play
the spaces of art
title Vito Acconci. Spaces of Play
title_full Vito Acconci. Spaces of Play
title_fullStr Vito Acconci. Spaces of Play
title_full_unstemmed Vito Acconci. Spaces of Play
title_short Vito Acconci. Spaces of Play
title_sort vito acconci spaces of play
topic Vito Acconci
conceptual art
performance art
language and materiality
games and play
the spaces of art
url https://journals.openedition.org/transatlantica/6612
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