What is Minimalism, the 1960s art movement? – ARTnews.com
Our history of the 1960s art movement of Monimalism, its antecedents, and its continuing influence.
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Our history of the 1960s art movement of Monimalism, its antecedents, and its continuing influence.
Julia Voss, author of 'Hilma af Klint: A Biography,' spent a decade retracing the life of the enigmatic painter.
The painting was among 193 commissioned by a spirit during a seance to adorn a cosmic temple. And that's just the first fun fact.
Over the course of millennia, astrology has been regarded as a science, an art, a black magic, and, now, mostly a pop-culture phenomenon. But humans have long sought guidance from the stars and artists, inspiration. From the Limbourg brothers’ detailed cosmic calendars that grace the pages of the 15th-century book of hours made for the Duc de Berry, to Hilma af Klint’s mystical sign-filled paintings created by channelling and meditation in the 20th century, the visual record of the dance of celestial bodies is as varied as it is timeless. Our collective fascination with the cosmos...