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The first modern art installation was just a chair placed slightly wrong. And somehow, that’s still the genre’s entire personality.

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This is a joke. Installation art developed through the 20th century, with Duchamp's readymades and later artists such as Kaprow and Kabakov. No single chair is credited as the first modern installation.

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The first modern art installation was just a chair placed slightly wrong. And somehow, that’s still the genre’s entire personality. | SmartAss Facts