A single chair illuminated by a spotlight defines the space of this artwork. In the video monitor placed in front of the chair, the artist says, “You’re there where I used to be. I don’t have to be there anymore. You can do it for me now…” When the viewer sits down, the video stops and their own image appears on another video monitor. Through this setup, Acconci confronts the relationship between artist and viewer, as well as self and other, in ways that are alternately comedic and cruel, sadistic and seductive.
