In the 1990s, installation was increasingly seen as a contemporary art form in India. Given below are two statements about it:
Statement I: It combined painting, sculpture, photography, video and even television in one space.
Statement II: Most of the early installation artists came from small towns.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Only Statement I is correct.
Statement I: It combined painting, sculpture, photography, video and even television in one space. — Correct. Installation gave artists a way to bring all these mediums together in one space, such as a whole hall.
Statement II: Most of the early installation artists came from small towns. — Incorrect. Installation depended on technology, so most early installation artists came from big cities: Nalini Malani from Mumbai and Vivan Sundaram from Delhi.
Note: This topic was not named in the CUET 2026 syllabus, but it was part of the NCERT chapter. In 2025 and 2026, NTA also asked questions on topics in NCERT that the CUET syllabus did not name. So our mocks have questions from every part of the NCERT chapter, to give you enough practice. Read the whole chapter, not only the sub-topics named in the syllabus.
NCERT (2026-27): “New Media Art: from 1990s … 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. This medium, which could spread out into a whole hall could fully grab the attention from all sides. … It offered a new immersive experience, which affected almost all our senses. However, it was more dependent on technology and it is, therefore, not surprising that most of the early installation artists came from big cities — Nalini Malani from Mumbai and Vivan Sundaram from Delhi.” |