1. The who, what, when, where, why, and how
Installation Art:
The who, what, when, where, why, and how

2. 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?

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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)

6. Installation Art: Dale Chihuly

7. Installation Art: Dale Chihuly

8. Installation Art: Christo & Jeanne-Claude

9. Installation Art: Christo & Jeanne-Claude

10. Installation Art: Christo & Jeanne-Claude

11. Installation Art: Yayoi Kusama

12. Installation Art: Yayoi Kusama

13. Installation Art: Allan McCollum

14. Installation Art: Mario Merz

15. Installation Art: Cai Guo-Qiang

16. Installation Art: Cai Guo-Qiang

17. Installation Art: Cai Guo-Qiang

18. Installation Art: Do-Ho Suh

19. Installation Art: Do-Ho Suh

20. Installation Art: James Turrell

21. Installation Art: James Turrell

22. Installation Art: Rachel Whiteread

23. Installation Art: Rachel Whiteread

24. Installation Art: When did it first appear?
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.”

25. Installation Art: Where can you find it?
Mattress Factory Museum, Pittsburgh
many other museums and galleries
public places
here?

26. Installation Art: Why is it important?
You tell me.

27. 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.

28. 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?