week one reading and possible questions
I loved this book in that that offered so many in depth pictures of installation art. With the pictures came very nice narratives of the artist and the type of installation art it involved. I loved the forward by Jonathan Crary. It covered the idea of installation art exploring boundaries beyond the normal medium by focusing on different disciplines. I loved this book more so because it covered the evolution of installation instead of the history. It's a lot easier to relate to more recent works then it is to old ones. I also liked that it had a chronology of the art.
One of the most influential artists in the book for me was Doug Aitken with his use of video media and multiple screens to create a more submersive environment for the viewer. I love how he found cinema to be too boring. He created a cinema, with a new age twist giving the viewer an all around experience.
some possible questions are- Will video installation, one day, be viewed regularly in theatres?(when will installation art become more mainstream) and....what is the difference between a room defined as minimalist installation art, and just a regular room.
David Shannon
