Titles with or about Vito Acconci

Running Tape

1969, 30 min, Audio CD

Running Tape is an endurance piece that Acconci made in New York's Central Park on August 26, 1969, as one of a series of what he terms "tape situations." This piece relates to Acconci's performance and film works of the same period.

Acconci describes the process of this piece as follows: "Cassette recorder on my belt, microphone in my hand. Running, and counting each step as a I run. (When I have to — when my words get jumbled, when I'm out of breath — I stop and breathe into the microphone, catching my breath, until I can continue my run, continue my count.)"

Running Tape is one of a series of newly restored early conceptual audio works by Acconci. These works are now available from EAI on audio CD.

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1969-1977, sound