Origins of installation art

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installation consisted of: 1 performance projected on the wall 2 t.v monitors playing henna design painted by me and a room installation to look like a tent in the desert for the public to interact with the space.

Installation art came in to prominence in the 1970s but its roots can be identified in earlier artists such as Marcel Duchamp and his use of the ready made objects. Alika pande agrees that as a refrence point , one can consider Duchamp’s use of the urinal and Dadaism as starting points. IN India , the practice is more recent , dating back to two decades. Vivan Sundaram can be hailed as the first to practice installation art. In more recent times , it is artists like Subodh Gupta, whose utensil insatallations have become his signature style. Gallerist Prateek Raja feels that the art became commercially viable only in 2005. Contrary to the popular belief that only a few celebrated names associated with it have lent this art form credence, the practice finds much favor with a host of artists. Whether site-specific art or installation art are two different things or one and same? Whether installation art is temporary or permanent in nature? These are the questions for which there are no definite answers. With the advent of new media and intervention of technology, installation art is evolving. At times, it also includes videos and animation. Panika says the beauty of this art is that artists can respond to different stimuli and sites at different points of time and redefine what art is.

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