environmental art

American  

noun

1. artistic works that are planned, often on a grand scale, to surround or to involve the participation of the spectator.

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Other Word Forms

• environmental artist
  noun

Etymology

Origin of environmental art

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

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environmental art

As early as 2007, the Chicago-based curator and early supporter of environmental art Stephanie Smith cautioned that a glut of superficially righteous exhibitions could give hits of easy virtue to viewers and museums alike.

From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2022

Keira Hart-Mendoza, a 38-year-old artist from Bethesda, said she wanted to create an environmental art exhibit to showcase how much trash people create and its impact on nature.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 26, 2019

It was a wrenching four minutes and 33 seconds of environmental art — the earth stopping turning yet the harmony of the spheres unaffected, thus increasing the value of the ground on which we stand.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2019

As a relatively emerging niche market, however, sales numbers for environmental art are hard to come by.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 26, 2016

Maysles also continued a longtime working relationship with artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude, whose process for creating monumental environmental art the Maysles Brothers documented in several films beginning in the 1970s.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 6, 2015