postminimalism

[ pohst-min-uh-muh-liz-uhm ]

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.

Other Words From

• post·mini·mal adjective
• post·mini·mal·ist noun adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of postminimalism¹

post- + minimalism