List of minimalist artists

Minimalism was an art movement that began during the 1960s. This list of minimalist artists are primarily artists whose works were done in the 1960s, and are considered minimal, although some artists subsequently radically changed their work in the 1970s and in subsequent decades. This list is incomplete.

Artists to whom the term minimalist was originally applied

Carl Andre (1935-2024), American sculptor
Jo Baer (born 1929), American artist, associated with minimalist art
Larry Bell (born 1939), American sculptor
Ronald Bladen (1918–1988), American sculptor
Dan Flavin (1933–1996), American installation artist, fluorescent light sculpture
Donald Judd (1928–1994), American sculptor
Sol LeWitt (1928–2007), American installation artist
Robert Mangold (born 1937), American painter
Agnes Martin (1912–2004), Canadian/American painter
John McCracken (1934–2011), American sculptor
Robert Morris (1931-2018), American sculptor
Robert Ryman (1930-2019), American painter
Fred Sandback (1943–2003), American installation artist
Tony Smith (1912–1980), pioneer of minimalist sculpture
Frank Stella (born 1936), American painter/sculptor

Other artists whose work might be regarded as related to minimalist art

James Lee Byars (1932–1997), American sculptor/performance artist
Anthony Caro (1924–2013), British sculptor
Walter De Maria (1935-2013), American sculptor
Ellsworth Kelly (1923–2015), American painter/sculptor
Bob Law (1934–2004), British painter/sculptor
Richard Serra (1938–2024), American sculptor
Frederick Spratt (1927–2008), American painter/sculptor
Anne Truitt (1921–2004), American sculptor

Other artists whose work might be regarded as proto-minimalist

Geraldo de Barros (1923-1998),painter and photographer,was known for his trailblazing work in experimental abstract photography and modernism
Piet Mondrian (1872–1944), Dutch painter
Kasimir Malevich (1878–1935), Russian painter, pioneer of abstract art
Josef Albers (1888–1976), German-American painter
Giorgio Morandi (1890–1964), Italian Still-life painter, proto-Minimalist
Barnett Newman (1905–1970), American painter, abstract expressionist
David Smith (1906–1965), pioneer of geometric and minimalist sculpture
Ad Reinhardt (1913–1967), American painter, abstract expressionist

Musical artists whose work might be regarded as minimalist

John Adams (born 1947)
Roberto Carnevale (born 1966)
John Cage^[1] (1912–1992)
Lawrence Chandler (born 1961)
Kyle Bobby Dunn (born 1986)
Morton Feldman (1926–1987)
Jon Gibson (1940–2020)
Philip Glass (born 1937)
Tom Johnson (born 1939)
Alvin Lucier (1931-2021)
Charlemagne Palestine (born 1947)
Steve Reich^[2] (born 1936)
Terry Riley (born 1935)
Erik Satie (1866–1925)
Howard Skempton (born 1947)
Simeon ten Holt (1923–2012)
Yann Tiersen (born 1970)
La Monte Young (born 1935)

References

^ Kozinn, Allan (1992-08-13). "John Cage, 79, a Minimalist Enchanted With Sound, Dies". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
^ "Steve Reich: Minimalism In The Mainstream". NPR Music. April 20, 2009.

[1] Kozinn, Allan (1992-08-13). "John Cage, 79, a Minimalist Enchanted With Sound, Dies". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-02-24.

[2] "Steve Reich: Minimalism In The Mainstream". NPR Music. April 20, 2009.

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