From Margin to Center: The Spaces of Installation Art

Title: From Margin to Center: The Spaces of Installation Art Author: Julie H Reiss ISBN: 9780262181969 Publisher: Mit Pr Published: 2000 Binding: Hardcover Language: English Condition: Used: Very Good H 1628467 Publisher Description: A study of installation art, from its marginalized beginnings in the late 1950s to its central position in today's art world. Unlike traditional art works, installation art has no autonomous existence. It is usually created at the exhibition site, and its essence is spectator participation. Installation art originated as a radical art form presented only at alternative art spaces; its assimilation into mainstream museums and galleries is a relatively recent phenomenon. The move of installation art from the margin to the center of the art world has had far-reaching effects on the works created and on museum practice. This is the first book-length study of i