Installation Artists

The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)

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Installation Artists

40 works at MoMA 8 nationalities

Leading Artists in Installation

17 Deana Lawson American
2 Yoko Ono American
1 General Idea Canadian
1 Ward Shelley American
1 Nan Goldin American
1 Sharon Hayes American
1 Emeka Ogboh Nigerian
1 stanley brouwn Dutch
1 Lele Saveri Italian
1 Matthew Ritchie British

National Distribution

Nationality	Works	Share
American	27	67.5%
Italian	2	5%
British	2	5%
Mexican	1	2.5%
Cuban	1	2.5%
Dutch	1	2.5%
Nigerian	1	2.5%
Canadian	1	2.5%

Classification Sub-types

Classification	Works	Share
Photograph	18	45%
Installation	17	42.5%
Drawing	2	5%
Architecture	1	2.5%
Design	1	2.5%
Print	1	2.5%

Department Distribution

Photography (MOMA) — 20
Media and Performance (MOMA) — 10
Drawings & Prints (MOMA) — 4
Architecture & Design (MOMA) — 2
Fluxus Collection (MOMA) — 2
Painting & Sculpture (MOMA) — 2

Production by Decade

1

0s

1

1960s

1

1970s

2

1980s

3

1990s

9

2000s

6

2010s

17

2020s

Physical Scale Distribution

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	17	85%
Large (1–3 m)	2	10%
Monumental (> 3 m)	1	5%

Artist Birth Cohorts

3

1925–1949

14

1950–1974

5

1975–1999

Gender of Artists Working in Installation

Male — 15
Female — 6