Vito Acconci
People Mask
1983
Photoetching with embossing
8-5/8 x 7-7/8 inches
Red Mask
1983
One-color photoetching with embossing
8-5/8 x 7-7/8 inches
End Mask
1983
One color etching with embossing
8-5/8 x 7-7/8 inches
Edition: 30 / XXX
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Vito Acconci
Building Blocks for a Doorway
1983–85
Five color etching
Each half 93-7/8 x 47-1/4 inches
Edition: 8
No Longer Available
Vito Acconci
Vito Acconci's (1940 – 2017) work is multi-faceted, including prints, poetry, performance works, bodyworks, installations, videos and architectural installations.
Working at Graphicstudio in the mid-eighties, Acconci created one monumental etching and a series of three small etchings, employing conventional techniques as well as shaped plates and embossing.
PEOPLE MASK, RED MASK, END MASK
The three mask etchings address sociopolitical themes in a context of plates cut to resemble variations on the "happy faces" of pop culture.
Building Blocks for a Doorway
Building Blocks for a Doorway utilizes individual etching plates as "blocks" for the print, around the doorway representing letters of the alphabet, while the ones comprising the rest of the print pertain to three different types of text: handwritten personal accounts, literary criticism, and architecture.
Further Resources
Artist's Site: acconci.com
Printmaking + Sculpture Terms
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Copyright + Reproduction
Images of the artwork are jointly owned by the artist and Graphicstudio. Reproduction of any kind including electronic media must be expressly approved by Graphicstudio.