installation art

American  

[in-stuh-ley-shuhn ahrt] / ɪn stəˈleɪ ʃən ˌɑrt /

noun

1. art that is created, constructed, or installed on the site where it is exhibited, often incorporating materials or physical features on the site.

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Other Word Forms

• installation artist noun

Etymology

Origin of installation art

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

Nonetheless, she made pioneering installation art, film and photography, much of which she called “earth-body” work.

From The Wall Street Journal

Lauren Halsey has finally realized her dream of creating a monumental work of installation art for — and about — her neighborhood. ‘sister dreamer,’ will be helmed by Halsey’s nonprofit, Summaeverythang Community Center.

From Los Angeles Times

Desert X, the biennial exhibition of site-related installation art commissioned for varied locations in and around Palm Springs, continues to shrink.

From Los Angeles Times

This Wooster Group offering moves the company closer to conceptual installation art.

From Los Angeles Times

In fewer than five years, Viola, then 38, had become the artist perhaps most instrumental for bringing video installation art into the mainstream of American cultural life, where today it is commonplace and occupies a central position.

From Los Angeles Times