Born in the Bronx in 1940, Vito Acconci has lived his entire life in New York and is one of the city’s definitive contemporary artists. He wrote poetry early in his career, but received notoriety and acclaim for the performances and videos he made during the '60s and '70s which engaged directly (even combatively) with viewers. His work has traveled from the literary to the performative to the sculptural and recently, to the formation of spaces and structures. Regardless of its shape it is always focused on engagement and change. Now in his seventies, Acconci runs an architectural studio in Brooklyn producing spaces which refuse to become dormant. Here he visits and reflects on five personal sites which define his experience of New York City.
Year: 2013
Clients: Too Much Magazine
Category: Interview