On the Concept of Installation Art: The Performative Installation

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Pages: 304-316
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54664/FBMY7890

Abstract:

This article is part of a broader study on performance and performativity in art with a focus on the performative installation, defended as a doctoral dissertation at St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo in 2022. The study regards the performative installation as a practice of installing 𝑜𝑏𝑗𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑠 and as a practice of installing acts or 𝑠𝑢𝑏𝑗𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑠, giving a view to the progression and diversification of the concept of installation itself. Certain aspects of this thesis are further developed in the paper, focusing on the etymology of the word 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 and on its implicit performative potential. The article presents some specific features of the installation’s performativity as practice itself.

Keywords:

installation art; performance; performative installation; act; installation as practice; exhibition design; object-oriented; process-oriented; performance paradigm.

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