41 INSTALLATION
SCULPTURE BECOMES ENVIRONMENT
Installation art is a genre in which the artist creates a complete or partial environment. As such, it moves away from the traditional concept of sculpture as an object to be contemplated by a viewer; the sculpture now surrounds and involves the viewer completely.
With its interest in the transformation of the appearance and feel of interior spaces, installation art rubs shoulders with the disciplines of architecture, interior design, and theater. Many installations share certain features with fairground entertainment and other popular forms of diversion.
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An interior essentially becomes something else: An art gallery becomes a bar or a living room, or an empty room becomes ...
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