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Vito Acconci — Photographs: Traffic Light Piece (November 23, 1969)
Vito Acconci

Photographs: Traffic Light Piece (November 23, 1969)

1969

In this conceptual work, Acconci documented his performative response to New York City traffic signals over the course of a single day, creating a systematic record of his movements and interactions with urban infrastructure. The piece consists of twelve gelatin silver photographs paired with written notations and hand-drawn marks that track the artist's physical engagement with traffic lights as both regulatory systems and sculptural objects. By elevating this quotidian experience into an artwork, Acconci exemplified the body-based and documentation-driven practices characteristic of 1960s performance and conceptual art.

Medium
12 gelatin silver prints, typewritten text on paper, chalk and crayon on paper board

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Vito Acconci, Photographs: Traffic Light Piece (November 23, 1969), 1969

In this conceptual work, Acconci documented his performative response to New York City traffic signals over the course of a single day, creating a systematic record of his movements and interactions with urban infrastructure. The piece consists of twelve gelatin silver photographs paired with written notations and hand-drawn marks that track the artist's physical engagement with traffic lights as both regulatory systems and sculptural objects. By elevating this quotidian experience into an artwork, Acconci exemplified the body-based and documentation-driven practices characteristic of 1960s performance and conceptual art.

Medium
12 gelatin silver prints, typewritten text on paper, chalk and crayon on paper board
Year
1969
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Performative documentation, Photography, 20th Century, Minimalist Aesthetic, Time-based documentation, Conceptual Art, American Artist, Everyday observation, Urban Landscape, Street Photography

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