Installation Art pg 6-77    Sherda sanders

“Controlled space” where the artist can control the environment of the viewer is important to installation art, and has never ending possibilities; by heightening or taking away from the five senses, hopefully sending the viewer a message, whatever it may be, that they understand or causing the viewer to think or re-think. But is controlled space necessary to installation art?  What about using a part of a city or town or an entire public place as your canvas for art. Is that the same as installation?  I think so and it brings back this art form to its roots part of which is the rejection of the gallery.  Is it wrong for installation to be in a gallery?  Galleries are intimidating to people, essentially the gallery its self is a controlled environment, where yes its open to the public, but honestly you are only going to get a certain kind of person in there.  I depends on your work if you need an extremely than a gallery space might be just what you need.  I have so far enjoyed this book much more than our previously assingned installation book for two reasons: one they artists examples are very current and two because in the reading so far there are serveal examples of artists ‘thinking out side of the box’ when it comes to the size and placement of their installations. Some of the works I enjoyed where Mischa Kuball ‘Believe/Disbelieve, Julian Opie Imagine that you are moving, Diller+Scofidio Blur Building