In the 1990s, Indian artists reacted to economic liberalisation. Which art form was increasingly seen as contemporary in these years?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Installation
Option (1) Photorealism — Incorrect. Photorealism was a new technique in which artists painted in the manner of a photograph or television screen. It was not the form seen as contemporary.
Option (2) Photography — Incorrect. Photography seemed attractive because it allowed multiple copies to reach many people. It was not the form seen as contemporary.
Option (3) Video — Incorrect. Video was the newly available medium that caught artists’ attention. Installation went further and brought video into one space with other mediums.
Option (4) Installation — Correct. Installation was the form increasingly seen as contemporary. It combined painting, sculpture, photography, video and even television in one space.
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NCERT (2026-27): “New Media Art: from 1990s … In such extraordinary times of economic progress and social unrest, artists began to look for ways of reacting to the changing times. Medium like easel painting and sculpture that was created by artists, who would earlier proudly sign on them as an expression of their unique creativity, lost importance. Instead, the newly available medium, i.e., video caught their attention. Even photography seemed attractive as it allowed multiple copies to reach numerous people simultaneously. However, the art form that was increasingly seen as contemporary was installation. It provided a way to combine painting, sculpture, photography, video and even television in one space.” |