Emerging in reaction to Abstract Expressionism, the Minimalists looked to remove the artist's hand from artmaking, and earthworks did away with traditional media altogether.
c. 1960 - present
Emerging in reaction to Abstract Expressionism, the Minimalists looked to remove the artist's hand from artmaking, and earthworks did away with traditional media altogether.
c. 1960 - present
Although many works of art can be described as “minimal,” the name Minimalism refers specifically to a kind of reductive abstract art that emerged during the early 1960s.
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400 stainless steel poles in the high desert of New Mexico are the object, but the subject is the sublime.
Drought and rain govern when this work of art in Utah’s Great Salt Lake can be seen.
A viewing station for sunrise and sunset, Turrell’s work manipulates light, time, and perception.
Serious Art or a jungle gym? Morris shows us that art can be experienced bodily, and Minimalism can be fun.
Inspired by a misinterpretation of a Renaissance church in Rome, this sculpture pushed the limits of technology.
Judd’s boxes were made by factory workers, not by the artist—but he provided instructions.
Are these objects the same size? Morris challenges our perception.
26 years in the making, this intervention in Central Park was controversial—even though it only lasted two weeks.