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Centers
1971
Vito Acconci
Vito Acconci (American, 1940–2017)
Contemporary Art
Centers, 1971. Vito Acconci (American, 1940–2017). Video, b&w, sound; 22:28 minutes; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Louis D. Kacalieff, M.D. Fund 2020.265 © Vito Acconci In Vito Acconci’s Centers, the artist faces the camera, attempting to keep his finger pointed at the exact center of the screen. This performative test of endurance is also a conceptual exploration of the video screen as novel framing device.
- Maker/Artist
- Acconci, Vito
- Classification
- Time-based Media
- Formatted Medium
- Video, b&w, sound; 22:28 minutes
- Departments
- Contemporary Art
- Accession Number
- 2020.265
- Credit Line
- Louis D. Kacalieff, M.D. Fund
- Exhibitions
- Pioneers, Part Two
- Rights Statement
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