postminimalism

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noun

Any of various artistic movements that seek to move beyond the restrictions of minimalism

OriginEnglish minimalism ← Latin post ← Old Latin poste →
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Meanings

nounpostminimalism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAny of various artistic movements that seek to move beyond the restrictions of minimalism

    The unifying thread is a kind of magpie postminimalism, which invigorates familiar abstract strategies — grids, serial repetition, reductive forms — using materials scavenged from everyday life.

    2007 January 5, The New York Times, “Art in Review”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  3. Proto-Italic*posti
  4. Old Latinposte
  5. Latinpost
  6. Englishpost-
  7. Englishminimalism
  8. Englishpostminimalism

From post- + minimalism.

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