From Margin to Center : The Spaces of Installation Art

Reiss’s book examines the rise of Installation Art from its marginal and counter-cultural beginnings in the Art Environments of the 1950s to its acceptance as a commonplace exhibition practice by art institutions in the 1990s. Limiting her scope mainly to New York, Reiss focuses on a few major artists and their critical reception, underscoring the provocative intent of the artists and assessing what impact, if any, the art had on the institutions it attempted to transform. Index, 5 p. Circa 240 bibl. ref