(Claim Excerpts)

Content: A documentation of one of Acconci's most notorious performances, Claim Excerpts is a highly confrontational work, an exercise in self-induced, heightened behavioral states, and an aggressive psychological exploration of the artist/viewer relationship. During the three-hour performance, Acconci sat in the basement of 93 Grand Street in New York, blindfolded, armed with metal pipes and a crowbar. His image was seen on a video monitor in the upstairs gallery space. Staking claim to his territory, he tries to hypnotize himself through language into an obsessive state of possessiveness.

Countries:

United States of America

Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

63 minutes

Year:

1971

Directors:

Vito Acconci

Actors:

Himself

Crews:

Director