Vito Acconci and the use of the body as an artistic experience

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Keywords:

performance, body art, arte contemporânea, corpo, Vito Acconci

Abstract

This article will address, to some extent, the trajectory of the American visual artist Vito Acconci, mainly from the perspective of his performances. The artist is considered by many to be one of the precursors of the use of the body as an object of artistic experimentation, the so-called Body Art. To this end, we will shed light on some of his performance productions, which may reinforce this narrative, as well as outline his trajectory in the field of Arts, especially from the beginning of the 1970s, a period in which, apparently, there was a change of direction in Acconci's artistic work.

Author Biographies

  • Giuliano de Miranda, PPGA-UFES/FAPES

    Graduated in Pedagogy from the Leonardo da Vinci University Center (2018). Researcher at LEENA/UFES working on the FAPES extension project.

  • Aparecido José Cirillo, PPGA-UFES/FAPES/CAPES/CNPq

    Post-doctorate in Arts from the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon. Artist and Researcher Productivity PQ2 CNPQ. He is the founder and current coordinator of LEENA-UFES (research group in Creative Process). Permanent Professor of the Postgraduate Program in Arts (PPGA/UFES).

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PRINCETON University Art Museum. Trademarks 1970. Disponível em: https://artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/objects/18931. Acesso em: 12 ago. 2022.

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Published

30-12-2022

How to Cite

MIRANDA, Giuliano de; CIRILLO, Aparecido José. Vito Acconci and the use of the body as an artistic experience. Revista do Colóquio, Vitória, ES, Brasil, v. 12, n. 20.3, p. 45–56, 2022. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufes.br/colartes/article/view/47522. Acesso em: 28 feb. 2026.

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