locative art- too broad a word or too narrow?

Locative art is a word that seems to be interpreted differently by the different search engines.  Wikipedia interpreted to mean location media, which brought up an interesting idea of using GIS as form art/activism.  I have never thought of GIS in artistic sense certainly in a activist sense, but never artistic.  Yet since some of the best art is statement, and can therefore be interpreted as activism, I guess it’s not that far of a leap.  Wikipedia is problematic though because it can be edited by anyone, yet they still provide an easy understandable answer to almost any question.  Worldcat just brought up a bunch of books on art in general, which is what I expect with that terrible search engine.  It’s very difficult to find something you specifically want with that search engine.  Yet if I wanted a book on art, I would use this site.  Leonardo Electronic Almanac offered descriptions on specific artists.  It brought up specific artist using the concept of space and technology and the how they interact.  This site is good for learning about current artists, and how they are blending different mediums in a artistic sense.  I even found one of my teachers in the magazine.  I think if I were to modify the search I would find more specific results.  Locative Art seems not to generate many results.

@ColleenBurke85

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