Installation art emerged in the late 1960s as artists sought new ways to engage viewers in experiential artworks that transformed spaces. Pioneering artists like Allan Kaprow, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, and Gordon Matta-Clark created immersive environments that blurred boundaries between art and life. Their groundbreaking works challenged assumptions around site, experience, materials, and the role of the viewer, redefining sculpture and establishing new paradigms that expanded concepts of art practice.
Installation art emerged in the late 1960s as artists sought new ways to engage viewers in experiential artworks that transformed spaces. Pioneering artists like Allan Kaprow, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, and Gordon Matta-Clark created immersive environments that blurred boundaries between art and life. Their groundbreaking works challenged assumptions around site, experience, materials, and the role of the viewer, redefining sculpture and establishing new paradigms that expanded concepts of art practice.
Installation art emerged in the late 1960s as artists sought new ways to engage viewers in experiential artworks that transformed spaces. Pioneering artists like Allan Kaprow, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, and Gordon Matta-Clark created immersive environments that blurred boundaries between art and life. Their groundbreaking works challenged assumptions around site, experience, materials, and the role of the viewer, redefining sculpture and establishing new paradigms that expanded concepts of art practice.