8/17/2019 Installation and Performance Art - Judy Ann

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Installation art is an artistic genre of  three-dimensional works that are often site-specific and

designed to transform the perception of a space. Generally, the term is applied to interior spaces,

whereas exterior interventions are often called public art, land art or  intervention art; however, the

boundaries between these terms overlap.

Installation art can be either temporary or permanent. Installation artworks have been constructed in

exhibition spaces such as museums and galleries, as well as public and private spaces. The genre

incorporates a broad range of everyday and natural materials, which are often chosen for their 

evocative !ualities, as well as new media such asvideo, sound, performance, immersive virtual

reality and the internet. "any installations are site-specific in that they are designed to exist only in

the space for which they were created, appealing to !ualities evident in a three-dimensional

immersive medium. #rtistic collectives such as the $xhibition %ab at &ew 'ork(s  #merican "useum

of &atural )istory created environments to showcase the natural world in as realistic a medium as

possible. %ikewise, *alt +isney Imagineering employed a similar philosophy when designing the

multiple immersive spaces for +isneyland in . /ince its acceptance as a separate discipline, a

number of institutions focusing on Installation art were created. These included the "attress 0actory,

1ittsburgh, the "useum of Installation in %ondon, and the  0airy +oors of #nn #rbor, "I, among

others.

performance art is a performance presented to an audience, traditionally interdisciplinary.

1erformance may be either scripted or unscripted, random or carefully orchestrated; spontaneous or 

otherwise carefully planned with or without audience participation. The performance can be live or 

via media; the performer can be present or absent. It can be any situation that involves four basic

elements2 time, space, the performer(s body, or presence in a medium, and a relationship between

performer and audience. 1erformance art can happen anywhere, in any venue or setting and for any

length of time. The actions of an individual or a group at a particular place and in a particular time

constitute the work.