As art is developing, people are appreciating installation art more; however, this kind of art has and still faces lots of criticism. First, though it’s considered to be a conceptual art some times it’s going to extreme cases where it lacks of meaning, "big dark rooms that you stumble into to watch videos? Or empty rooms in which the lights go on and off? Or chaotic spaces brimming with photocopied newspapers, books, pictures and slogans?" (Bishop). Second, critics argued that what installation artists do is the role of architects; since architects have a better academic foundation that give them the opportunity to do such "art" on a more professional level. Third, unlike painting or any other art, a conceptual art piece is temporally. Therefore, after finishing any piece you have to take it apart and all what remains form it is a photo, thus it will loose its main essence, the interaction with people. Finally, form a marketing view point these kinds of work can't be sell.
Reference:
Bishop, C. (n.d.). But is this Installation art?. Retrieved from http://www.tate.org.uk/tateetc/issue3/butisitinstallationart.htm
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