García Uriburu’s Coloration of the Grand Canal, Venice was a playful and innovative approach to painting that involved dying the Venice canals green.
Minimalism and Earthworks
Minimalism privileges a creative thought process, on the part of both viewer and artist, over the making of objects
Carl Andre, Lever
What kind of an art can thrive with such a formidable co-star as Earth?
The Case for Land Art
There’s no Marie Kondo tidying up here, so what is Minimalism, really?
The Case for Minimalism
400 stainless steel poles in the high desert of New Mexico are the object, but the subject is the sublime.
Walter De Maria, The Lightning Field
Drought and rain govern when this work of art in Utah’s Great Salt Lake can be seen.
Robert Smithson, Spiral Jetty
Serious Art or a jungle gym? Morris shows us that art can be experienced bodily, and Minimalism can be fun.
Robert Morris, Bodyspacemotionthings
Serra’s sculpture creates new spaces within the architecture of the room.
Richard Serra, Band
Inspired by a misinterpretation of a Renaissance church in Rome, this sculpture pushed the limits of technology.
Richard Serra, Torqued Ellipse IV
Serra guides you through his sculpture in the garden of MOMA.
Richard Serra, Intersection II
Judd’s boxes were made by factory workers, not by the artist—but he provided instructions.
Donald Judd, Untitled
Are these objects the same size? Morris challenges our perception.
Robert Morris, (Untitled) L-Beams
26 years in the making, this intervention in Central Park was controversial—even though it only lasted two weeks.
Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Gates
Who should be the arbiter of taste—the person on the street, the artist, the courts?
Richard Serra, Tilted Arc
Minimalism is discomforting to many viewers because it lacks any explicit meaning.
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