, 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.