Aha Moment: ‘The Searchers’

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Vito Acconci’s work as an artist and architect often confuses the boundaries between public and private space. In 1964 Acconci saw a movie that would shape his career as an architect: John Ford’s “The Searchers,” starring John Wayne. Produced by Gretta Cohn.

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