[1] He lived and worked in New York City from the early 1960s and was known as "one of the most underrated conceptual artists of his generation".
In his early career, Anastasi was largely influenced by Marcel Duchamp,[4] whose work he first saw at the Philadelphia Museum of Art during his teens.
[7] Currently exhibited works by Anastasi include "Nine Polaroid Photographs of a Mirror" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
[8][needs update] In 2007, he took part in the artistic performance "Blind Date" at the White Box Gallery in New York City.
[9] In his early career, Anastasi was largely influenced by Marcel Duchamp, who inspired his shows at the Dwan Gallery from 1965 to 1970.