2 Wings for Wall and Person [bottom row, panel B] 1979 - 1981

Vito Acconci made this intriguing print, "2 Wings for Wall and Person," using a muted palette of peachy pinks. It's a quiet piece but when I look at it, I imagine Acconci deeply engaged with space and how we inhabit it. There’s a feeling that the piece came into being slowly, a process of layering and refinement. What was he thinking about when he chose these particular shapes and that diffused peachy color? It feels so architectural. It makes me wonder if the wall and person of the title are in some kind of dialogue. A person stands in front of a wall, but perhaps they are also contained by the wall. Like two dancers, they navigate one another. Painters have always drawn from the world around them, riffing off architecture, design, and each other’s work. Acconci's print feels like a continuation of that conversation. Like a painter, he explores space, form, and the emotional resonance of color.