Curated OER
Lesson Plan: A Miniature Game
Art inspires art, as children work to understand artistic forms that come from the imagination. They analyze the installation piece, Fox Games and then discuss the design process. They then use clay to create imaginative dioramas,...
Curated OER
Lesson Plan: Newsflash!
Fox Games is an Installation piece that allows observers to walk through a clay environment. Kids analyze the piece, considering storytelling and perspectives of light. They imagine how different the piece would look at various times of...
Curated OER
Lesson: Skin Fruit: Ideas of Empathy in Janine Antoni's Work
Kids get artistic as they explore the impact of art materials, sculpture, and performance. They discuss the work of Janine Antoni and then create a performance piece that reflects social or global issues they feel strongly about. The end...
Curated OER
Lesson: Ayman Ramadan: Koshary min Zamman
Examine the avant-garde movement and artists who explore the ideas of the Situationist. The class view imaged of Ayman Ramadan's installation pieces, learn about modern-day Egypt, and research other artist who use art to express social...
PBS
Art21: Barbara Kruger
Much of Kruger's art questions the viewer about feminism, consumerism, and desire. Her trademark black text on a red background has been seen around the world and can still be recognized today.
PBS
Art21: Judy Pfaff
Pfaff is a pioneer of the art installation movement which began in the 1970s. Her work incorporates the use of steel, fiberglass, and plaster as well as salvaged signage and natural elements such as tree roots.
PBS
Art21: Pepon Osorio
Osorio's work stems from his experiences as a social worker in New York City. His large scale sculptures and installations are his way to "return art to the community."
Other
Christo and Jeane Claude
This site contains a wealth of information, history, and photos of recent and past earthworks and installations by Christo and Jeanne-Claude.
Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn Museum: Long Term Installation; Pied a Terre by Toland Grinnell
The long-term installation; "Pied-a-Terre" by Toland Grinnell is a mixed-media construction on view in the Brooklyn Museum. This page gives a description of the pieces and presents an image of the work.
Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn Museum: Long Term Installation; The Dinner Party by Judy Chicago
The long-term installation, "The Dinner Party" by Judy Chicago is on view in Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, in the Brooklyn Museum. On this page you can learn about the installation with an imgae of it and a description of...
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Listing of Installation Artists
ArtCyclopedia's list of installation artists from the 19th and 20th centuries. There are links to the artists' biography and works.
Other
Sandy Skoglund Art Site
Enter the bizarre world of installation artist Sandy Skoglund. You will be captivated by her odd creations and amazed at her imagination. Watch videos of behind the scenes footage and read interviews and essays about her work.
Other
The Denver International Airport Art Program
Who would have thought? An art museum inside an airport. If you haven't been lucky enough to travel to and from Denver, Colorado and experience this for yourself, you'll be amazed at the art program in place. You can view murals,...
New York Times
New York Times: Beauty and Humor (An Exhibition of the Work of Rudolf Stingel)
In a narrated slideshow, art critic Roberta Smith discusses the work of Rudolf Stingel, whose large-scale works in a variety of media, including Styrofoam, were showcased in a cleverly interactive exhibit at the Whitney Museum of...
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Judy Chicago
ArtCyclopedia's resource that shows links to Judy Chicago's work, website, articles and other informative sites on this famous, influential artist.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Yayoi Kusama, Narcissus Garden
The pinnacle of Yayoi Kusama's success is the art installation "Narcissus Garden" where she staged stage 1,500 mass-produced plastic silver globes on the lawn outside the Italian Pavilion. View pictures and read the symbolism behind...
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Beyond Geometry: Installation (Art), Defined
Explanation of what artists mean by installation art.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Abakanowicz on the Roof
"On the Roof" refers to the location of her art. This installation artist has found a home on the roof of the Metropolitan Museum.
Smithsonian Institution
Freer | Sackler Galleries: Cai Guo Qiang, Traveler
Go to the online interactive and experience modern Asian art by Cai Guo-Qiang. Read an interview with the installation artist, see a short video on how he makes his art, and see pictures of his work in progress.
Other
The Dreaming
Public art is a fun way to bring a community together. "The Dreaming" offers a vision of a neighborhood in Washington D.C. that wanted weave its members together through a visual experience. You are invited to help be a part of this...