In recent years, a few fascinating studies at Harvard, Princeton and other top universities shed new
light on body language and how to use it at work.
, 1976 traces Acconci's early actions and performances, including FOLLOWING PIECE (1969), in which he followed passers - by
on the street until they entered private spaces — SHADOW - PLAY (1970), in which he shadowboxed with a bright
light shining behind him while moving in front of a wall — OPENINGS (1970), during which a camera focuses
on Acconci's stomach as he pulls out his
body hair, the film ends when Acconci is hairless — SEEDBED (1972), during which he audibly masturbated for eight hours a day under a temporary floor at the Sonnabend Gallery in New York while visitors walked overhead — THE RED TAPES (1976 - 77), a three - part epic that merges video space with filmic space, evolving into complex amalgam of narrative strategies, photographic images, music and spoken
language.