minimal art

"Kyle Chayka is one of our sharpest cultural observers. After spending years covering minimalist trends for leading publications, he now delves beneath this lifestyle's glossy surface, seeking better ways to claim the time and space we crave. He shows that our longing for less goes back further than we realize. His search leads him to the philosophical and spiritual origins of minimalism, and to the stories of artists such as Agnes Martin and Donald Judd; composers such as John Cage and Julius Eastman; architects and designers; visionaries and misfits"--Provided by publisher.

Presents a discussion of minimal art, and features profiles of artists associated with the movement, along with reproductions of representative works.

Documents the careers of five leading Minimalist artists, with a look at the practices of other artists associated with the movement; features essays that chart the development of the late twentieth-century art form; and includes reproductions of a selection of notable Minimal works.