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Vito Acconci

1940 - 2017

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Vito Acconci (Italian: [ˈviːto akˈkontʃi], ; January 24, 1940 – April 27, 2017) was an American performance, video and installation artist, whose diverse practice eventually included sculpture, architectural design, and landscape design. His performance and video art was characterized by "existential unease," exhibitionism, discomfort, transgression and provocation, as well as wit and audacity, and often involved crossing boundaries such as public–private, consensual–nonconsensual, and real world–art world. His work is considered to have influenced artists including Laurie Anderson, Karen Finley, Bruce Nauman, and Tracey Emin, among others. Acconci was initially interested in radical poetry, creating 0 to 9 Magazine, but by the late 1960s he began creating Situationist-influenced performances in the street or for small audiences that explored the body and public space. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vito Acconci is the 54th most popular artist (up from 57th in 2019), the 3,767th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,234th in 2019) and the 11th most popular American Artist.

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Among artists, Vito Acconci ranks 54 out of 125. Before him are Hermann Nitsch, Nikolay Shmatko, Bill Viola, Theo Jansen, Bruno Munari, and Hasui Kawase. After him are Gottfried Helnwein, Robert Indiana, Ivan Fyodorov, William Etty, Yoshitomo Nara, and Gilbert & George.

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Among people born in 1940, Vito Acconci ranks 192. Before him are Dietmar Hopp, Leonard Susskind, Luis Cubilla, Kipchoge Keino, Mirko Jozić, and Wayne Dyer. After him are Vagif Mustafazadeh, Craig Brown, Stephen Kovacevich, Vyacheslav Ivankov, Franz Müntefering, and Roger Pingeon. Among people deceased in 2017, Vito Acconci ranks 181. Before him are Miloslav Vlk, William Peter Blatty, Nadezhda Olizarenko, James Rosenquist, Giulio Angioni, and Gilberto Agustoni. After him are John Hillerman, Arthur Janov, Mildred Dresselhaus, Roger Pingeon, Richard Anderson, and Gastone Moschin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Vito Acconci ranks 3,767 out of 20,380. Before him are David Ausubel (1918), Dove Cameron (1996), Brenda Vaccaro (1939), Jack Kevorkian (1928), James Henry Breasted (1865), and The Miz (1980). After him are John Hillerman (1932), Tom Fogerty (1941), Betsy Blair (1923), Paul Shenar (1936), David Boreanaz (1969), and Paul Milgrom (1948).

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Among ARTISTS In United States

Among artists born in United States, Vito Acconci ranks 11. Before him are Barnett Newman (1905), William Wallace Denslow (1856), Jeff Koons (1955), Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848), Judy Chicago (1939), and Bill Viola (1951). After him are Robert Indiana (1928), James Montgomery Flagg (1877), Mary Blair (1911), Gilbert Baker (1951), Gordon Matta-Clark (1943), and Dan Graham (1942).

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