Post-Minimalism

Post-minimalism emerged in the late 1960s, as a response to the closed geometrics and visual clarity of the minimalist style. Coined by the art historian Robert Pincus-Witten, the term “post-minimalism" refers to a conceptual reorientation towards emphasizing the specific human psychological and material processes involved in producing art, rather than the final artwork itself. Post-minimalism has been regarded as the reintroduction of personal artistic flair and human experience to art, which had been seemingly forgotten to the minimalist movement. 

Often central to post-minimalist artwork was the integration of organic and non-industrial materials in painting and sculpture, such as handmade twine and molten lead. This distinctly communicated a shift away from the deeply intellectualized, sometimes cold aesthetic of Minimalism. Many of the techniques and aesthetic principles of Post-minimalism are recognizable in the work of emerging artists today. Our experts have curated a selection of artists whose work gestures to this pivotal 20th century movement.