Installation Art:
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Installation Art:
The who, what, when, where, why, and how
Installation Art:Essential questions
What is it?
How is it viewed?
Who makes it?
When did it first appear?
Where can you find it?
Why is it important?
Installation Art:What is it?
• Focuses on space• Made for a particular place (site-specific)• Dictated by the environment• Usually 3-D• Multi-sensory• Interactive (activated by the participant)• Unconventional materials (most times)• Has a message
Installation Art:How is it viewed?
• In most cases, a person can walk around it, through it, above, and / or below it
• You may also be able to look around it, through it, above, and / or below it
• Natural light, created lighting, dark• Sounds• Smells• Touch (in SOME cases), temperature
Installation Art:Who makes it?
• Dale Chihuly (glass)• Christo & Jeanne-Claude (fabric)• Yayoi Kusama (vinyl, mirrors, performance)• Allan McCollum (collections)• Mario Merz (neon, metal)• Cai Guo Qiang (explosives, vehicles, china)• Do-Ho Suh (fabric, plastic)• James Turrell (light, optical illusion)• Rachel Whiteread (casting)
Installation Art:Dale Chihuly
Installation Art:Dale Chihuly
Installation Art:Christo & Jeanne-Claude
Installation Art:Christo & Jeanne-Claude
Installation Art:Christo & Jeanne-Claude
Installation Art:Yayoi Kusama
Installation Art:Yayoi Kusama
Installation Art:Allan McCollum
Installation Art:Mario Merz
Installation Art:Cai Guo-Qiang
Installation Art:Cai Guo-Qiang
Installation Art:Cai Guo-Qiang
Installation Art:Do-Ho Suh
Installation Art:Do-Ho Suh
Installation Art:James Turrell
Installation Art:James Turrell
Installation Art:Rachel Whiteread
Installation Art:Rachel Whiteread
Installation Art:When did it first appear?
• 1970s• Marcel Duchamp’s “ready-mades”• Allan Kaprow’s “happenings”• Performance Art• Conceptual Art• Post-Modernist
How is installation art different than sculpture?
Kaprow staged “happenings” – the art was activated by the participants. For this happening, participants had to use
their body heat to melt the blocks of ice. He called the installation “Fluid.”
Installation Art:Where can you find it?
• Mattress Factory Museum, Pittsburgh• many other museums and galleries• public places• here?
Installation Art:Why is it important?
• You tell me.
• An installation is more about how you experience or perceive the message as opposed to a 3-D object placed for you to view alone. You become a part of installation art.
• What if I said to you: “You can turn my classroom into an installation – with a few exceptions.” Where would you start? Would you think about the environment? Would you need to measure or plan? Would you think about the materials you need?