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Vito Acconci
Houses up the Wall (for M.-W.H.)1985

Not on view
Large-scale wood sculpture resembling a treehouse structure with black-stained base, lattice planter filled with tropical palms, and two triangular rooftops glazed in cobalt blue and cadmium yellow
Artist or Maker
Vito Acconci
United States, New York, Bronx, 1940-2017
Title
Houses up the Wall (for M.-W.H.)
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1985
Medium
Stained wood, vinyl, mirror, Plexiglas, light, plants
Dimensions
120 x 192 x 54 in. (304.8 x 487.68 x 137.16 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Eli and Edythe L. Broad and the Contemporary Art Deaccession Fund
Accession Number
M.2005.128
Classification
Installation Art
Collecting Area
Contemporary Art
Selected Bibliography

  • "2005-2006 Selected Acquisitions." LACMA Insider 4, no.1 (2006): 4-7.

Copyright
© Vito H. Acconci / Artists Rights Society (ARS) New York, NY