Acconci had been married to the artist [[Rosemary Mayer]] in the 1960s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bernadette Mayer on Rosemary Mayer (1943–2014), ARTFORUM, |url=https://www.artforum.com/passages/id=bernadette-mayer-on-rosemary-mayer-1943-2014-49386 |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=www.artforum.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Acconci died on April 28, 2017. He was 77.<ref name=artnews /><ref name="nytimes" /> His cause of death has not been released by his estate. He is survived by his wife, Maria Acconci.<ref name="artnet">{{cite news|last1=Davis|first1=Ben|title=Vito Acconci, Transgressive Progenitor of Performance Art, Dies at 77|url=https://news.artnet.com/art-world/vito-acconci-dies-77-941138|access-date=28 April 2017|work=artnet|agency=artnet worldwide|date=28 April 2017}}</ref>
