21st Century's Most Iconic Installation Artworks

A comprehensive survey highlights ten landmark installation artworks from the 21st century, each redefining spatial and conceptual boundaries. Wim Delvoye's 'Cloaca Original' (2000) simulates digestion, selling vacuum-packed excrement. Martin Creed's 'Work No. 227: The Lights Going On and Off' (2000) won the Turner Prize in 2001. Yayoi Kusama's 'Fireflies on the Water' (2002) uses mirrors and lights for infinite reflection. Olafur Eliasson's 'The Weather Project' (2003) at Tate Modern attracted over two million visitors. Doris Salcedo's 'Untitled' (2003) for the 8th Istanbul Biennial stacked 1,550 chairs between buildings. Anselm Kiefer's 'The Seven Heavenly Palaces' (2004–2015) at Pirelli HangarBicocca features seven concrete towers. Elmgreen & Dragset's 'Prada Marfa' (2005) is a permanent replica boutique in Texas. Ai Weiwei's 'Sunflower Seeds' (2010) comprised 100 million handmade porcelain seeds at Tate Modern. Christian Boltanski's 'Personnes' (2010) at the Grand Palais used mounds of clothing and a crane. Marta Minujín's 'The Parthenon of Books' (2017) for documenta 14 used 100,000 banned books on the site of Nazi book burnings.