installation art
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of installation art
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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That’s where I started looking at monochromatic installation art.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
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 ● Mar. 17, 2025
Whatever else they do, these shrines to vernacular architecture, humane, seductive and commanding, make clear that a godmother of installation art has been unwisely overlooked.
From New York Times ● Apr. 9, 2024
In a double whammy for the city’s art scene, this closure announcement comes just a few months after the playful Museum of Museums shuttered on Capitol Hill, another major loss for noncommercial installation art.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 2, 2023
Young artists were pioneering conceptual, performance and installation art.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 18, 2022
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