Minimal Sculpture

Minimalism's sense of detachment and reduction to pure, self-referential form is best seen in sculpture. Of particular importance to Minimal sculpture, by such artists as Carl Andre, Dan Flavin, Donald Judd, and others, is its relation to the space in which it is located, asserting an inextricable bond between the object and its context.
Furthermore, that many sculptures were produced as series demonstrates Minimalism's propensity for subtle permutations of prescribed forms. Minimal objects (or their components) were not fabricated by the artists themselves but rather by other people working from plans drawn up by the artists. This approach recalls the spirit of Russian Constructivism, a movement cited as an influence by many Minimalists, who shared the Constructivists' veneration of industrial materials and systematic approach to design, although not their practice of creating art in the service of a social utopia.



Abstraction in the 20th Century

Total Risk, Freedom, Discpline

The Pioneers

Between the Wars

Abstract Expressionism

Monochrome Painting

Post-Minimal Sculpture

The Museum of Non-Objective Painting

Abstraction in:
Photography

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Poetry

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Dance