postminimalism

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

/ poʊstˈmɪn ə məˌlɪz əm /

noun

(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.

Nearby words

postmeridian, postmill, postmillenarianism, postmillennial, postmillennialism, postminimalism, postmistress, postmodern, postmodernism, postmortem, postmortem delivery

Origin of postminimalism

post- + minimalism

Related forms

post·min·i·mal, adjectivepost·min·i·mal·ist, noun, adjective