Vito Acconci Movies

  • 1971
    Waterways (Burst; Storage)

    Waterways (Burst; Storage)

    Waterways (Burst; Storage)

    01971HD

    Using extreme close-ups and amplified sound to force the viewer into the space of his body, he experiments with his mouth as a container for saliva,...

    Waterways (Burst; Storage)
  • 1970
    Run Off

    Run Off

    Run Off

    01970HD

    A ten minute super-8mm work from 1970 by Vito Acconci.

    Run Off
  • 1970
    Lick

    Lick

    Lick

    01970HD

    A five minute super-8mm short from Vito Acconci

    Lick
  • 1971
    Association Area

    Association Area

    Association Area

    01971HD

    This early performance tape is an example of what Acconci has termed his "quasi-ESP exercises," in which he explores mental concentration and...

    Association Area
  • 1971
    Breath In (To) / Out (Of)

    Breath In (To) / Out (Of)

    Breath In (To) / Out (Of)

    01971HD

    The screen is empty: the artist stands off-screen — he breathes in and out, his stomach moving into and out of the frame.

    Breath In (To) / Out (Of)
  • 1971
    Conversions 1

    Conversions 1

    Conversions 1

    01971HD

    In these three exercises, Acconci plays with trans-gender illusions, manipulating and altering his own body parts to suggest sexual transformations.

    Conversions 1
  • 1971
    Two Track

    Two Track

    Two Track

    01971HD

    In Two Track, Acconci experiments with direct and peripheral perception of information in the context of communication and interaction. He sits with...

    Two Track
  • 1972
    Undertone

    Undertone

    Undertone

    01972HD

    "In this now infamous tape, exemplary of his early transgressive performance style, Acconci sits and relates a masturbatory fantasy about a girl...

    Undertone
  • 1972
    Hand to Hand

    Hand to Hand

    Hand to Hand

    01972HD

    "In another exploration of nonverbal communication, the camera moves back and forth, each time catching one of Acconci's hands in an expressive...

    Hand to Hand
  • 1972
    Cross-Fronts

    Cross-Fronts

    Cross-Fronts

    01972HD

    A super-8mm short from Vito Acconci

    Cross-Fronts
  • 1970
    Seeing Red

    Seeing Red

    Seeing Red

    01970HD

    Vito Acconci chokes himself with a white cloth multiple times, his face turns red.

    Seeing Red
  • 1970
    Corrections

    Corrections

    Corrections

    01970HD

    "Unavailable until recently, Corrections is Acconci's first single-channel video. Back to the camera, with only his head and bare shoulders visible,...

    Corrections
  • 1974
    My Word

    My Word

    My Word

    01974HD

    In this feature-length silent film, Acconci uses hand-written title cards to present an "interior monologue" about speaking, language, and silence....

    My Word
  • 1970
    Applications

    Applications

    Applications

    01970HD

    A woman kisses Acconci's body, covering him in red lipstick traces. Acconci then rubs his body against another man (Dennis Oppenheim), transferring...

    Applications