1st Draft Research Paper

Vito Acconci
-Integrated Approach to the Public Space Design-

Yun Sun Shim

The architects make not only the physical space, but also make the shape of life by designing the physical space and inserting program in it. Conventionally, the up-down process by the architect or political and economical power has been performed, degrading citizens into passive users of city. The result of this process seemed like the systemic, logical and reasonable which ensure the public convenience and profits. But in many cases, we can find out violent power which dominates public realm, moreover our lifestyle. A lot of urban spaces have not met the residents and users’ desire for ideal life in the city. Consequently, the concept of ‘Public’ has been emerged as one of the most important concept for urban planning and architecture.
Among urban activities which pursuit the value of ‘Public’, some kind of integrated approach with art and architecture is coming into spotlight as an suggestive method for public space design. The main person who lead this trend is Vito Acconci, who is estimated as both an artist and architect.
Firstly, It is necessary to examine Vito Acconci’s attitude toward the public space which has very controversial definition: public forms, public meaning or public effects. In his theoretical writings ‘Making Public’, Acconci(1993) explains that public space, on a city plan, is an in between place, or an out-of-the-way place. Public space is made by government agency or by a private corporation, as a kind of products. The public space can be sometimes defined as the space occupied by private bodies and moreover as the last gasp of the civilized world, belief, religion and wishful thinking; consequently as not a space itself, but as the presentation of space.
These concepts about the public space could be understood that those had brought up from his early artistic work of which theme was about individuals and relationship between them. Among early artistic works, there were three significant projects which show his view about the public space: ’Who are in anyway(1976)’, Instant House(1980)’ and ‘Bed Dream House(1980)’,

Additional explaination about three projects


After that, Expanding the area of works, He reached to the architectural area.

Additional explaination about three projects

‘Memphis ‘Personal Island(1992)’, ‘Mud Island(2003)’, Performing Arts Center Plaza(2004)’




Conclusion and suggestion





Introduction
-‘Why public space?’
-Integrated approach for public space_Vito Acconci

Body Paragraph
1. Acconci’s concept about public space
2. Acconci’s works
2-1. Early artistic works
2-2. Recent architectural works

Conclusion and Suggestion
-Acconci’s integrated approach to the public place
-New horizon for public space design




Books
Acconci, Vito and Kate Linker. Vito Acconci. New York: Rizzoli, 1994.
Acconci, Vito and Gloria Moure. Vito Acconci: Writings, Works, Projects. Barcelona: Ediciones Poligrafa, 2001.
Apples, Jonathan. "Acconci's Absence and Presence." Artforum, Vol. 15, No. 3, May 1977.
Gilbard, Florence. "An Interview With Vito Acconci: Video Works 1970-1978." Afterimage, Vol. 12, No. 4, November 1984.
Shearer, Linda. Vito Acconci: Public Places. New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1988.
Acconci, Vito. “Public Space in a Private Time” Critical Inquiry 16, 4 (Summer 1990)
Acconci, Vito. Vito Acconci/Acconci Studio: Acts of Architecture. Milwaukee: Milwaukee Art Museum, 2001.

Links
http://www.acconci.com