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Installation Art: Top 10 Artists Who Pushed the Genre to its Limit
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By Tori Campbell
Installation Art
Often site-specific, and occasionally occurring in public spaces, the boundaries of what constitutes installation art have been blurred since its very inception as an artistic genre. Though installation art varies widely it can best be thought of as an umbrella term for three-dimensional works that aim to transform the audience’s perception of space. Sometimes temporary, sometimes permanent, installation artworks have been constructed in spaces ranging from art galleries and museums to public squares and private homes and will often envelop the viewer in an all-encompassing environment or within the space of the work itself. Installation art developed primarily in the second half of the twentieth century (though there were clear precursors) as both minimalism and conceptual art evolved, culminating in installations in which the idea and experience was more important than the finished work itself. See the artists below, all of whom have made a unique contribution to the dialogue about installation art and how it should be defined.
1. Kurt Schwitters
Best known for collages made out of paper scraps, wood, advertisements, and anything else
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