first edition Loose Sheets
1970 · New York
by Performance Art - Acconci, Vito
New York: Privately Printed, 1970. First edition. Loose Sheets. Good. Original single typed sheet of paper prepared by performance artist Vito Acconci. Entitled "ROOM SITUATION (A SITUATION USING ROOM)", it describes a multi-day series of actions to take place at GAIN GROUND, an artist studio in New York on January 10, 11, 17 , 18, 24, 25 between 11AM and 5PM. The public was invited to attend. Room Situation is one of the performance artist's earliest and best-known pieces and has been documented with photographs and included in the holdings of various museums including the Tate. 8 1/4 x 10 3/4". A fair to good only copy. Paper is lightly creased from mailing folds. A somewhat large chip missing from top (not affecting any of the text. Provenance: from the library of fluxus poet Jackson Mac Low. (Inventory #: 23241)