- think of minimalism as an approach/position instead of a unified style
- approaching making art at a transitional period (high modernism & post modernism)
- Sol LeWitt (entirety of defining a cube) refusal to gloss over anything, impossible project
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| untitled (L-beams)- robert morris 1965, 8x8x2 ft originally plywood highlight absurdity of art making & romanticizing artist in studio highlight structure of exhibition by making things large that it's hard to walk around visually looks the same as the other minimal objects michael fried calls out as being theatrical, relies on viewer's interaction to garner meaning |
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| untitled (pink felt)- robert morris 1970 let it fall as it falls material defining the structure? playing the same game as nauman; taking out the mystery & romanticism; de-mystify |
- greenberg defined good art as a medium being what it is; he romanticized the artist
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| untitled (scatter piece)- robert morris 1968-69 drawing attention to/reinterprets the space pointing out the architecture/structures that make artwork visible intentionally annoying, are we supposed to walk through it? |
- dialectic: the art of investigating or discussing the truth of opinions; looking at the 2 extremes existing in same space- they need each other; contradiction in terms/existence
- artwork used to be seen in domestic setting but abstract work got larger & necessitated a new exhibition space w big, new, white walls
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| richard serra throwing molten lead for "splashing" piece 1968/1995 low boiling point so easily melted & thrown "pollack" expressionism |
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| gutter corner splash/night shift once cool, takes them down |
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| one ton prop (house of cards)- richard serra one ton of metal, balanced playing w minimalist cube 1969, 48x48x1 in uber masculine (material, weight, entirety of his practice, "ejaculation of material", claiming of space) |
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| verbalist list of ways to make art- richard serra different verbs |
- post minimalism opens back up the style/ways to make artwork; inclusive
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| wing- lynda benglis some kind of foam poured over wire meshed form built on site, large in scale, architectural |
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| ingeminate- eva hesse 1965 each balloon 56 cm |
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| hang-up- eva hesse |
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| accession 11- eva hesse strong internality metal coming out inside of cube metal but looks soft strong inside/outside playing w the idea of minimalist cube accession: a new item added to an existing collection of books, paintings, or artifacts- perhaps referring to adding yet another cube/square into"minimalism" |
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| asphalt rundown- robert smithson 1969, rome, italy exists in the earth contradiction in materiality |
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| spiral jetty- robert smithson great salt lake, utah 1970 existing in geological time, eventually erode away |
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| following- vito acconci randomly selected & followed individual passersby in New York City, followed until the person entered a building |
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| trademarks- vito acconci markmaking inherit to him (biting himself) |
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| transfixed- chris burden |
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| self portrait as fountain- bruce nauman 1966 |
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| from hand to mouth- bruce nauman 1967 literal |
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