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Vito Acconci 
1971, 65:30 min, three parts, b&w, silent, Super 8mm film on video

Description

In these three exercises, Acconci plays with trans-gender illusions, manipulating and altering his own body parts to suggest sexual transformations. For example, he burns the hair from his chest with a candle, then attempts to create the illusion of having female breasts.

Exhibition & Distribution Conditions

This is a video transfer of a work initially shot on film. This is best shown as a projection, to reflect the original medium.
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