3 Flags for 1 Space and 6 Regions [center right panel]
1979-1981
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photo-etching on Rives BFK paper
Dimensions
image: 59.7 x 78.7 cm (23 1/2 x 31 in.) sheet: 59.7 x 78.7 cm (23 1/2 x 31 in.) overall size (overall dimensions for six sheets): 178.8 x 157.5 cm (70 3/8 x 62 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Kathan Brown
Accession Number
1997.8.4
Art Historical Context
Vito Acconci's *3 Flags for 1 and 6 Regions [ right panel]* (1979-1981) a striking photo-ing on luxurious RivesFK paper, part of larger six-sheet composition measuring nearly 180 x 158 cm overall. This center-right panel, at 59.7 x 78.7 cm, Acconci's conceptual prowess, evoking themes of division, identity, and spatial mapping through the motif of flags. As a pioneer of performance and body art in the 0s and 1970s, Acconci shifted toward printmaking and installations by the late 1970s, using photography and etching to explore how symbols occupy and fragment space. The photo-etching technique ...
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...