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

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

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
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.
Vito Acconci, American, 1940–2017
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
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.
Vito Acconci, American, 1940–2017
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
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.
Vito Acconci, American, 1940–2017
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
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.
Vito Acconci, American, 1940–2017
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
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.
Vito Acconci, American, 1940–2017
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
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.
Vito Acconci, American, 1940–2017
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
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.
Vito Acconci, American, 1940–2017
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
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.
Vito Acconci, American, 1940–2017
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
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.
Vito Acconci, American, 1940–2017
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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  • Chicago Works: Chris Bradley: A Vito Acconci Keychain
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    Someone's left hand holds an odd-looking structure over a white table filled with keys, lanyards, and spiraled keychains. The structure looks like a ladder bent into two chairs facing away from each other.

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