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“I was always fascinated by diagramming a sentence. Because that is going into a space, going into a world of language.”

Quote by Vito Acconci

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Vito Acconci (January 24, 1940 – April 28, 2017) was an American designer, performance artist, and architect. He first gained fame for his provocative performance and conceptual art, later transitioning to architecture and design, founding Acconci Studio. His work blurs the lines between art and architecture, emphasizing the interaction between space and the body. Key works include 'Seedbed' and 'Following Piece.' Acconci is considered a pioneer in public art and experimental architecture, influencing generations of artists and designers. more

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“Especially once those poetry events began, because, yeah, the stuff was still on the page, but the page was starting to spill into real space, spill into air, once you could hear it, once there was a typewriter, once there was a body of a typist, it was getting rid of the confines of the page.”

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