Vito Acconci, Three Flags for One Space and Six Regions, 1979

Category: Print

Vito Acconci
Three Flags for One Space and Six Regions

, 1979

Aquatint and etching, 6 panels

179 x 158.7 cm (70.5 x 62.5 in) overall

Edition of 25

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About Vito Acconci

The restless mind of Vito Acconci has always pushed him on to seek new challenges and directions. Continuously hammering at the limitations of the medium he is working on, Acconci has produced a diverse body of work in poetry, performance art, sound, film, sculpture, and photography. Born in the Bronx in 1940, Acconci would initially pool all his energies into writing and language. By the late 60s he was experimenting with photography… Read more

About the artwork

Having passed away in 2017, American artist Vito Acconci is unforgettable for his pivotal 1960s and 1970s works, which engaged his own body in acts of masturbation and biting. This six-panel etching depicts the flags of the ‘super-power’ nations – America, the Soviet Union and China – who were competatively engaged in space exploration. Yellow stars beam next to sickle and hammer, offset by stars and stripes of red, blue and white, which partially overlap to symbolize their common aims though rivalrous approach.