Blurring the Boundaries: Installation Art, 1969-1996Far from being the latest movement or a new development in contemporary art, installation art, one could argue, is only the most recent manifestation of the oldest tradition in art, going as far back as the prehistoric paintings on cave walls at Lascaux. Fundamental to this work are its habitation and incorporation of a physical site, a connection to real conditions - be they visual, historical, or social - and often, a bridging of traditional art boundaries. The aesthetic power of installation art does not reside in the singular, commodified object but rather in the artwork's ability to become, not merely represent, the continuum of real experience. Blurring the Boundaries examines the subject of installation art through the permanent collection and exhibition record of the Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, an institution with a unique heritage in support of such art dating back to the 1960s. |
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... wall dimensions vary with each installation . Felt boot liners , woolen blankets , wild grasses ,. Robert Gober AMERICAN , B. 1954 Stripped of any function and sunk into the gallery wall , Robert Gober's cast pewter Drains can be seen as ...
... wall dimensions vary with each installation . Felt boot liners , woolen blankets , wild grasses ,. Robert Gober AMERICAN , B. 1954 Stripped of any function and sunk into the gallery wall , Robert Gober's cast pewter Drains can be seen as ...
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... gallery wall are placed two collages , the angular , silvery blue - green frames of which function both as " art " for the wall and stylish " shades " for the Hollywood star . The collages / sunglasses are composed of images of well ...
... gallery wall are placed two collages , the angular , silvery blue - green frames of which function both as " art " for the wall and stylish " shades " for the Hollywood star . The collages / sunglasses are composed of images of well ...
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... gallery wall : " He wanted to be their Mr. Fiesta , but his piƱata was in the shop being bulletproofed . " Curated by Louis Grachos , Kathryn Kanjo , and Andrea Hales . M t Nina Levy , Infantile Tree Ornaments , 1996 Inside /
... gallery wall : " He wanted to be their Mr. Fiesta , but his piƱata was in the shop being bulletproofed . " Curated by Louis Grachos , Kathryn Kanjo , and Andrea Hales . M t Nina Levy , Infantile Tree Ornaments , 1996 Inside /
Contents
Acknowledgments | 6 |
Installation | 13 |
Installation Art in the Collection | 31 |
Copyright | |
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acrylic Alexis Smith Alfredo Jaar Alice Aycock AMERICAN Andrea Hales Anish Kapoor Antonakos Anya Gallaccio architecture artwork Assistant Curator blue Blurring the Boundaries Border Bruce Nauman catalogue Centro Cultural Tijuana Chris Burden color Contemporary Art Contemporary Collectors Fund created Curated by Hugh Curated by Lynda Curated by Madeleine Curator Curator Lynda Forsha Curatorial David David Mach Davies Director Lynda Forsha drawings environment exhibition traveled explored floor furniture gallery space gallery wall glass images included installation art installation artists Kathryn Kanjo Kos's La Jolla Larry Urrutia Leaf Peeping light box Louis Grachos Maria Nordman MCA Downtown Mowry Baden Museum of Contemporary Museum purchase National Endowment Neon objects ocean Onorato overall dimensions vary painting Parameters perceptual photographs physical piece placed Richard Armstrong Richard Fleischner San Diego sculpture Sebastian Adler Senior Curator Seonaid McArthur site-specific Sol LeWitt spatial Stephen Antonakos symbols tion Untitled viewer Viola visual Vito Acconci Wodiczko