Seedbed is a provocative exploration of sexuality, voyeurism, and the relationship between public and private space. It challenges the traditional boundaries between the artist and the audience, creating an unsettling and intimate experience.
Born: January 24, 1940, New York City, USA
Died: April 27, 2017, New York City, USA
Nationality: American
Style: Performance Art, Body Art, Video Art
Influences: Conceptual Art, Minimalism, psychoanalysis
Major Exhibitions: "Seedbed" (1972), "Following Piece" (1969), "Theme Song" (1973)
Quote: "I'm trying to create a situation in which there is no distance between the artist and the viewer."
For this performance, Acconci lay hidden beneath a ramp in a gallery, masturbating and vocalizing his fantasies about the visitors walking above him. His voice was amplified throughout the gallery.
