Stills from Blindfolded Catching Piece
Artist
Vito Acconci
(American, 1940 - 2017)
Date1970
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 5 11/16 × 9 3/16 inches (14.45 × 23.34 cm)
Sheet: 8 1/16 × 9 15/16 inches (20.47 × 25.22 cm)
Sheet: 8 1/16 × 9 15/16 inches (20.47 × 25.22 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2015.67.2
Signednone
InscribedTyped to paper and attached to sheet verso with tape: "John Gibson Commissions, Inc. / 27 East 67th Street, New York [crossed out with green pen and written: "E 84th St."] / ARTIST: Vito Acconci / TITLE: Blindfolded Catchin Piece / YEAR: 1970 / MEDIUM: Super 8 film; black & white / SIZE: Three minutes / While I stand blindfolded, rubber balls are thrown at me, / one at a time. / Each time one hits me, I try to catch it (I try to anti- / cipate when the next one will be thrown)."
MarkingsOn sheet recto, upper left, in red pencil: "II";
On sheet recto, upper right, in red pencil: "III";
On sheet recto, bottom, in orange pencil: "6 7/8" W [with arrows extending to edges of image];
On sheet recto, bottom, in pencil: "75";
On sheet verso, top, in green pen: "688";
On sheet verso, upper right, in pencil: "FR1160";
On sheet verso, lower right, in pencil: "623"
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DescriptionSequence of three images showing a man blindfolded wearing dark shirt and pants while standing against white wall. In the first image his arms are outstretched as if waiting to catch a ball, in the second image a small ball appears near his leg as he starts to raise his hands, and in the final image he bends down while his hands shield his head.ProvenanceThe Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2015;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2015.
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2015.
Copyright© Estate of Vito Acconci
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