Installations, Mattress Factory, 1990-1999

by Michael Olijnyk and Mattress Factory

Located on Pittsburgh\u2019s North Side, and internationally recognized for the quality of its artistic and educational programs, the Mattress Factory is one of the few museums in the world that focuses exclusively on installation art. Installations is an exciting exploration of site-specific artworks by Kiki Smith, John Cage, Ann Hamilton, Greer Lankton, and many other artists from around the world. Statements by the artists, verbal descriptions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082295771X
• ISBN13: 9780822957713
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.5" x 10.5"

Customer Reviews

An Installation Art Mecca

A book of this type is going to inevitably fall short of the real experience, as any art book does of course, but it's even more difficult to replicate the sense of art installations. Still, this is a worthy testament to the greatness that is Pittsburgh's Mattress Factory, one of the most innovative and exciting locations to experience contemporary art in the world. There are very few exhibition spaces in the world devoted exclusively to installation art and the Mattress Factory may very well be the best. Even in Paris, the installation spaces of the Pompidou and the Palais de Tokyo, while wonderful, don't match the experience of the Mattress Factory. If you are ever in Pittsburgh, the Mattress Factory should be at the top of your list to check out. This book acts as a nice teaser and sampling of the types of installations that have been present, but as to what to expect in the future? Who knows?!