You've probably seen a few cubes sitting in an art gallery and questioned why they were there. How could cubes be important? How did we get here? This is the case for Minimalism. You've probably ...

Unlike other art movements in this country, minimalism was not centered on the East Coast; what happened here in California was equally significant. Setting the stage, also in 1959, a group of ...

However, also in art the characteristics of minimalism are increasingly popular. Since the 1960s, minimalist art has been a transformative force in the art world, as artists strive for simplicity ...

In the 1960s, while minimalism was draining the last bits of romanticism from American art, the home of the Renaissance experienced a kindred movement: “Arte Povera” (“poor art”).