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Vito Acconci 
1971, 65:30 min, three parts, b&w, silent, Super 8mm film on video

Description

In these three exercises, Acconci plays with gender, manipulating and altering his own body parts to suggest sexual transformations. For example, he burns the hair from his chest with a candle, then attempts to create the illusion of having breasts.

Exhibition & Distribution Conditions

This is a video transfer of a work initially shot on film. This is best shown as a projection, to reflect the original medium.
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