Vito Acconci, 20 Foot Ladder for Any-Size Wall, 1979–1980
Images of Vito Acconci, 20 Foot Ladder for Any-Size Wall

- Short What appears to be an extremely reflective silver ladder appears against a white background. The very tall ladder is vertically divided into eight separate images.
20 Foot Ladder for Any-Size Wall, 1979–1980
Etchings on paper
Eight parts, each: 29 ½ × 41 ½ in. (74.9 × 105.4 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of L.A. Louver, Venice, California, 1991.64.a-h
Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

- Short What appears to be an extremely reflective silver ladder appears against a white background. The image is so closely cropped that only two rungs are visible.
20 Foot Ladder for Any-Size Wall, 1979–1980
Etchings on paper
Eight parts, each: 29 ½ × 41 ½ in. (74.9 × 105.4 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of L.A. Louver, Venice, California, 1991.64.a-h

- Short What appears to be an extremely reflective silver ladder appears against a white background. The image is so closely cropped that only three rungs are visible.
20 Foot Ladder for Any-Size Wall, 1979–1980
Etchings on paper
Eight parts, each: 29 ½ × 41 ½ in. (74.9 × 105.4 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of L.A. Louver, Venice, California, 1991.64.a-h

- Short What appears to be an extremely reflective silver ladder appears against a white background. The image is so closely cropped that only two rungs are visible.
20 Foot Ladder for Any-Size Wall, 1979–1980
Etchings on paper
Eight parts, each: 29 ½ × 41 ½ in. (74.9 × 105.4 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of L.A. Louver, Venice, California, 1991.64.a-h

- Short What appears to be an extremely reflective silver ladder appears against a white background. The image is so closely cropped that only three rungs are visible.
20 Foot Ladder for Any-Size Wall, 1979–1980
Etchings on paper
Eight parts, each: 29 ½ × 41 ½ in. (74.9 × 105.4 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of L.A. Louver, Venice, California, 1991.64.a-h

- Short What appears to be an extremely reflective silver ladder appears against a white background. The image is so closely cropped that only three rungs are visible.
20 Foot Ladder for Any-Size Wall, 1979–1980
Etchings on paper
Eight parts, each: 29 ½ × 41 ½ in. (74.9 × 105.4 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of L.A. Louver, Venice, California, 1991.64.a-h

- Short What appears to be an extremely reflective silver ladder appears against a white background. The image is so closely cropped that only two rungs are visible.
20 Foot Ladder for Any-Size Wall, 1979–1980
Etchings on paper
Eight parts, each: 29 ½ × 41 ½ in. (74.9 × 105.4 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of L.A. Louver, Venice, California, 1991.64.a-h

- Short What appears to be an extremely reflective silver ladder appears against a white background. The image is so closely cropped that only three rungs are visible.
20 Foot Ladder for Any-Size Wall, 1979–1980
Etchings on paper
Eight parts, each: 29 ½ × 41 ½ in. (74.9 × 105.4 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of L.A. Louver, Venice, California, 1991.64.a-h

- Short What appears to be an extremely reflective silver ladder appears against a white background. The image is so closely cropped that only two rungs are visible.
20 Foot Ladder for Any-Size Wall, 1979–1980
Etchings on paper
Eight parts, each: 29 ½ × 41 ½ in. (74.9 × 105.4 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of L.A. Louver, Venice, California, 1991.64.a-h
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- Vito Acconci, Bridge Chairs for Sex and Gender, 1984
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