Synthesized answer
The author provides a history and critical examination of installation art from 1950 to the present day [1]. This is achieved through case studies of significant artists and individual works [1]. The author's argument is that installation pieces can be categorized by the type of experience they offer the viewing subject, based on the requirement for the audience to physically enter the artwork [1].
Additionally, the author explores the methodologies of the artists studied and explains the critical theory that informed their work [1]. The book revises and, in some cases, re-assesses well-known artists while also introducing a spectrum of younger artists [1]. The passages do not provide specific details about what evidence is used within these case studies or theories, other than that they are the framework for the author's critical examination and historical account.
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From the book
Title: INSTALLATION ART: A CRITICAL HISTORY by CLAIRE BISHOP Description: "Installation Art provides both a history and a full critical examination of this challenging area of contemporary art, from 1950 to the present day. Using case studies of significant artists and individual works. Claire Bishop argues that, as installation art requires its audience to physically enter the artwork in order to experience it, installation pieces can be categorised by the type of experience they provide for the viewing subject. As well as exploring the methodologies of the artists examined, Bishop also…