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installation art

installation art noun: a genre of art which incorporates any media, including the physical features of the site, to create a conceptual experience in a particular environment.

Noun

installation art (uncountable)

  1. A genre of art which incorporates any media, including the physical features of the site, to create a conceptual experience in a particular environment.
    • Chasca's ring is unique. It appears to be, for lack of a better term, a massive piece of alien "installation art." The rings are made of small pieces of synthetic material, and are almost invisible from space. From the ground, they catch and scatter the light of Matano in picturesque ways. It is...2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Chasca planetary description

Questions about installation art

What does installation art mean?
Installation art means a genre of art which incorporates any media, including the physical features of the site, to create a conceptual experience in a particular environment.
What part of speech is installation art?
Installation art is a noun.

Words near installation art in the dictionary

  1. installate
  2. installated
  3. installates
  4. installating
  5. installation
  6. installation art
  7. installation spacer
  8. installational
  9. installationist
  10. installationists
  11. installationlike

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