Vito Acconci (1940–2017) was an American artist whose innovative work spanned performance, video, installation, sculpture, and architecture. Beginning his career as a poet, he co-founded the magazine *0 to 9* with Bernadette Mayer in the late 1960s. Transitioning to visual arts, Acconci became renowned for provocative performances like *Seedbed* (1972), where he lay hidden beneath a gallery floor, vocalizing fantasies about visitors above. In the 1980s, he shifted focus to architecture and design, founding Acconci Studio in 1988, which produced notable works such as the Murinsel in Graz, Austria. Acconci's diverse practice has left a lasting impact on contemporary art and architecture. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vito_Acconci?utm_source=openai))