2 Wings for Wall and Person [bottom row, panel D]
1979-1981
Image not available — this artwork is under copyright
View on museum website →Medium
photo-etching on Arches Satine wove paper
Dimensions
image: 130.8 x 613.4 cm (51 1/2 x 241 1/2 in.) sheet: 65.4 x 101.6 cm (25 3/4 x 40 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Kathan Brown
Accession Number
1997.8.16
Art Historical Context
Vito Acconci's *2 Wings for Wall and [bottom row, panel]* (1979-1981) is a captivating photo-etching on Arches Satine w paper, part of a series housed in the National Gallery of Art's print collection (Department: CG-W). The image spans an impressive 130.8 x 613.4 cm (51½ x 241½ in.), evoking a panoramic scale on a more intimate sheet of 65.4 x 101.6 cm (25¾ x 40 in.). This generous gift from Kathan Brown highlights Acconci's experimental foray into printmaking during a pivotal era. Acconci, a trailblazer in 1970s performance and conceptual art, frequently probed the intersections of body, sp...
About the Artist
Vito Acconci
Vito Hannibal Acconci was born on January 24, 1940, in the Bronx, New York, to Italian immigrant parents as their only son, named after his ailing grandfather. Raised in a supportive household that encouraged artistic pursuits, he attended Roman Catholic schools, including Regis High School, where classrooms lacked female students until graduate school. Acconci earned a BA in literature from the C...