Cross-curricular Art
A. Discuss.
• Do you like art?
• What do you think of modern art?
• Do you think that some modern art is not art at all?
B. Look at the pictures. What is installation art? Read and check your answers.
INSTALLATION ART
Installation art is a kind of art that uses the area it’s in to help people enjoy
it. It isn’t just about making paintings or sculpture; installation art includes
exhibits with sound, performances, video and even the Internet. The people
who experience the art often have to use different senses at once, not
only sight, but also hearing, smell and touch. You can find installation art in
museums and in public places, like parks and shopping centres where many
people will see it. Most art installations are temporary and stay at the site
only for a few weeks or months. The main point of installation art is not just
for people to look at it, but also to experience it and feel like they are a part
of the art, too.
1 These days there are many artists who make installation art.
Carsten Höller displayed his Test Site in the main hall of the Tate
Modern in London from October 2006 to April 2007. Test Site was
an installation of five large metal slides that people could slide
down for free.
2 Also in 2003 at the Tate Modern, artist Olafur Eliasson installed a
glowing sun in the room and a huge mirror on the ceiling. The room
was also filled with a mist made of sugar and water. The installation
was called The Weather Project and many visitors enjoyed lying on
the floor and looking up at their shadows on the ceiling.
3 One of the most innovative artists in the field of light sculpture is
Dante Leonelli. His first major exhibition of kinetic light art took place
at the Hayward Gallery in 1970 and since then he and his group,
the Continuum, have presented some famous works of installation
art such as those at the Millenium Dome and at Notting Hill Gate
in London. If you pass by these sites you will be able to see some
huge rings of light, consisting mainly of LEDs, that are programmed
to change colour and intensity according to the changes in ozone
levels, air pollution or even in meteorological conditions. These
solar-powered rings are supported by almost invisible stainless steel
wires and their aim is to increase our ecological and environmental
awareness.
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3
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C. Read the text again write T for True or F for False.
1. You can see, hear and smell installation art.
2. Installation art only appears in public places.
3. Installation art usually doesn’t last forever.
4. Carsten Höller installed slides outside the Tate Modern in 2006.
5. Visitors didn’t have to pay to use the slides.
6. Natural sunlight was used for The Weather Project.
7. Leonelli’s rings of light do not change their colour according to
climate changes.
POEM
“Gestures”
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A. Discuss.
• Do you like art?
• What do you think of modern art?
• Do you think that some modern art is not art at all?
B. Look at the pictures. What is installation art? Read and check your answers.
INSTALLATION ART
Installation art is a kind of art that uses the area it’s in to help people enjoy
it. It isn’t just about making paintings or sculpture; installation art includes
exhibits with sound, performances, video and even the Internet. The people
who experience the art often have to use different senses at once, not
only sight, but also hearing, smell and touch. You can find installation art in
museums and in public places, like parks and shopping centres where many
people will see it. Most art installations are temporary and stay at the site
only for a few weeks or months. The main point of installation art is not just
for people to look at it, but also to experience it and feel like they are a part
of the art, too.
1 These days there are many artists who make installation art.
Carsten Höller displayed his Test Site in the main hall of the Tate
Modern in London from October 2006 to April 2007. Test Site was
an installation of five large metal slides that people could slide
down for free.
2 Also in 2003 at the Tate Modern, artist Olafur Eliasson installed a
glowing sun in the room and a huge mirror on the ceiling. The room
was also filled with a mist made of sugar and water. The installation
was called The Weather Project and many visitors enjoyed lying on
the floor and looking up at their shadows on the ceiling.
3 One of the most innovative artists in the field of light sculpture is
Dante Leonelli. His first major exhibition of kinetic light art took place
at the Hayward Gallery in 1970 and since then he and his group,
the Continuum, have presented some famous works of installation
art such as those at the Millenium Dome and at Notting Hill Gate
in London. If you pass by these sites you will be able to see some
huge rings of light, consisting mainly of LEDs, that are programmed
to change colour and intensity according to the changes in ozone
levels, air pollution or even in meteorological conditions. These
solar-powered rings are supported by almost invisible stainless steel
wires and their aim is to increase our ecological and environmental
awareness.
2
3
1
C. Read the text again write T for True or F for False.
1. You can see, hear and smell installation art.
2. Installation art only appears in public places.
3. Installation art usually doesn’t last forever.
4. Carsten Höller installed slides outside the Tate Modern in 2006.
5. Visitors didn’t have to pay to use the slides.
6. Natural sunlight was used for The Weather Project.
7. Leonelli’s rings of light do not change their colour according to
climate changes.
POEM
“Gestures”
Go to page 125.
116
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