Installation art? what is it?

For my art assignment we have to talk about different types of art and their artists. One of the forms of art is installation. I have no idea what it is and if you could help me out that would be great. Any websites? Any good artists? thanks

Installation art? what is it?
Installation art is one of the newst and most popular forms of art- in British art is was fore-grounded by people like Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin.


It really began with a pile of bricks once exhibited in London (can't remember the artist's name!), that didn't rely on canvas or a sculptural medium like bronze or ceramic. It just used bricks.


Increasingly, modern art has come to use intallation as a means of forming and expressing ideas using lots of different media and a variety of spaces.


Installations can use light, natural forms, video, photography, everyday objects, metals and even human beings.


I think installation art can be pretentious at worst and awe-inspiring at best.


Artists using this medium are widespread now, but Anthony Gormley is another popular artists you could look up, as well as the two mentioned above!
Reply:Some of the most involved installations are by Christo ... we're talking acreage size compositions. Cool.