Installations, Mattress Factory, 1990-1999

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Summary: An Installation Art Mecca
Review: 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?!