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DimensionsFrame (a): 11 1/4 × 8 × 1/2 in. (28.6 × 20.3 × 1.3 cm)
Frame (b-e): 11 1/2 × 8 1/2 × 9/16 in. (29.2 × 21.6 × 1.4 cm)
Sheet (a): 9 1/4 × 6 1/4 in. (23.5 × 15.9 cm)
Sheet (b): 9 3/8 × 6 3/16 in. (23.8 × 15.7 cm)
Sheet (c): 9 3/8 × 6 1/4 in. (23.8 × 15.9 cm)
Sheet (d): 9 3/8 × 6 3/16 in. (23.8 × 15.7 cm)
Sheet (e): 9 3/8 × 6 1/8 in. (23.8 × 15.6 cm)
Accession Number 2023.46.a-.e
Classificationsphotograph
CopyrightARS
SignedVito Acconci (verso, l,r on fifth image)
Inscriptions(a) SOAP & EYES 1 (l,r verso ink) 1/5 (l,r verso photo crayon) (b) SOAP & EYES 2 (l,r verso ink) 2/5 (l,r verso photo crayon) (c) SOAP & EYES 3 (l,r verso ink) 3/5 (l,r verso photo crayon) (d) SOAP & EYES 4 (l,r verso ink) 4/5 (l,r verso photo crayon) (e) SOAP & EYES 5 (l,r verso ink) 5/5 FILM STILLS, SOAP & EYES (3-MIN FILM 1970) (l,r verso photo crayon)
ProvenanceArtist. Exit Art benefit auction; Caroline Shapiro & Peter Frey [purchased from previous, 1986]; Des Moines Art Center [gift of previous, 2023]

Images (6)

Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Film stills from Soap & Eyes
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines