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Site-Specific Art

Have you ever noticed how seamlessly a particular artwork assimilates into its location? How does its relationship with the surrounding environment impact your interpretation of the piece? Would the artwork appear differently if it weren't placed in that particular location? These questions all form the conceptual basis of site-specific art: that is, artwork intended to exist in a certain place. 

The term originated in the mid-1970s, by young American sculptors tasked with several large-scale installations which were created specifically for certain urban locations. Site-specific art emerged as a response to the Modernist program of sculpture, which had demonstrated that art was nomadic, transportable, and specifically destined for museum exhibition. Indeed, this movement brought to light the understanding that the narrative intrigue of certain artworks is predicated on its surroundings.

Today, site-specific art can be found across urban street art and natural landscapes, large-scale installations, architectural projects, or even meticulous renderings of exhibition spaces. Artsper's experts have curated a selection of artists whose work reflects this unique post-modernist movement. Amongst some of our favorites are Daniel Buren, Olafur Eliasson, Jenny Holzer, and Rebecca Horn!

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Print, Twins, Jaume Plensa

Twins

Jaume Plensa

Print - 111 x 101 x 0.02 cm Print - 43.7 x 39.8 x 0 inch

$5,201

Sculpture, Hat, Yayoi Kusama

Hat

Yayoi Kusama

Sculpture - 12 x 25 x 26.3 cm Sculpture - 4.7 x 9.8 x 10.4 inch

$42,767

Print, Bomb Hugger, Banksy

Bomb Hugger

Banksy

Print - 70 x 50 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 inch

$82,365

Print, Blindspot, Richard Serra

Blindspot

Richard Serra

Print - 88.9 x 102.9 x 1.3 cm Print - 35 x 40.5 x 0.5 inch

$1,200

Sculpture, Watercolour, Jannis Kounellis

Watercolour

Jannis Kounellis

Sculpture - 64 x 45 x 10 cm Sculpture - 25.2 x 17.7 x 3.9 inch

$78,599 $70,739

Painting, Landscape, Kurt Schwitters

Landscape

Kurt Schwitters

Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$62,417

Print, Untitled 2, Jaume Plensa

Untitled 2

Jaume Plensa

Print - 105 x 70 x 0.04 cm Print - 41.3 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$5,664

Sculpture, Strawberry 1, Yayoi Kusama

Strawberry 1

Yayoi Kusama

Sculpture - 8 x 23 x 23 cm Sculpture - 3.1 x 9.1 x 9.1 inch

$34,676

Design, Pumpkin, Yayoi Kusama

Pumpkin

Yayoi Kusama

Design - 10 x 8 x 8 cm Design - 3.9 x 3.1 x 3.1 inch

$694

Design, Pumpkin, Yayoi Kusama

Pumpkin

Yayoi Kusama

Design - 10 x 8 x 8 cm Design - 3.9 x 3.1 x 3.1 inch

$694

Print, Print, Sol LeWitt

Print

Sol LeWitt

Print - 53 x 39 x 0.05 cm Print - 20.9 x 15.4 x 0 inch

$358

Print, Jack and Jill, Banksy

Jack and Jill

Banksy

Print - 53.34 x 73.66 x 2.54 cm Print - 21 x 29 x 1 inch

$75,000

Print, Untitled 3, Jaume Plensa

Untitled 3

Jaume Plensa

Print - 105 x 70 x 0.04 cm Print - 41.3 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$5,664

Print, Seven stars, Sol LeWitt

Seven stars

Sol LeWitt

Print - 120 x 150.6 x 0.1 cm Print - 47.2 x 59.3 x 0 inch

$4,034

Print, Untitled, Sol LeWitt

Untitled

Sol LeWitt

Print - 58 x 58 cm Print - 22.8 x 22.8 inch

Sold

Print, CND (Signed), Banksy

CND (Signed)

Banksy

Print - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

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Print, Sol LeWitt, Sol LeWitt

Sol LeWitt

Sol LeWitt

Print - 38 x 38 x 0.1 cm Print - 15 x 15 x 0 inch

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Print, Composition, Jaume Plensa

Composition

Jaume Plensa

Print - 80.5 x 43.5 x 0.02 cm Print - 31.7 x 17.1 x 0 inch

Sold

Print, Plensa, Jaume Plensa

Plensa

Jaume Plensa

Print - 180 x 125 x 0.04 cm Print - 70.9 x 49.2 x 0 inch

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Sculpture, Untitled, Jannis Kounellis

Untitled

Jannis Kounellis

Sculpture - 56 x 40 x 0.3 cm Sculpture - 22 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

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