1960s – 1970s
Minimalism
Representative work: Black Sea, Ozuluce by Hiroshi Sugimoto
Minimalism stripped art to its essential formal properties: geometry, repetition, industrial materials. It rejected metaphor and personal expression in favor of literal presence and spatial encounter.
80 artists in the WattsOS database
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Key Exhibitions
Exhibitions featuring Minimalism artists.
Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Jun 2026
1 artist from this movement
Set in Stone
David Zwirner
May 2026 – Jun 2026
1 artist from this movement
Flavin, Judd, McCracken, Ryman, Sandback
David Zwirner
Mar 2026 – May 2026
3 artists from this movement
ELLSWORTH KELLY The Naming of Colors | Matthew Marks Gallery
Matthew Marks Gallery
Feb 2026 – Apr 2026
1 artist from this movement
Mary Corse
Pace Gallery
Feb 2026 – Aug 2025
1 artist from this movement
Jasper Johns
Gagosian
Jan 2026 – Apr 2026
1 artist from this movement
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Related Movements
Movements that share artists with Minimalism.
Movement
- Name
- Minimalism
- Period
- 1960s – 1970s
- Artists
- 80
- Wikidata
- Q173436
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