postminimalism

American  

[pohst-min-uh-muh-liz-uhm] / poʊstˈmɪn ə məˌlɪz əm /

noun

1. (sometimes initial capital letter) a style in painting and sculpture developing in the 1970s, retaining the formal simplifications of minimal art, but striving to imbue works with a broad range of meaning and reference and often demonstrating a concern with craft and a kinship with tribal art and sculpture.

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Other Word Forms

• postminimal adjective
• postminimalist noun

Etymology

Origin of postminimalism

post- + minimalism

Example Sentences

Punchy “Motor Tours” transition between sections and recall the bustling postminimalism of John Adams.

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2013