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Philosophy

The Aesthetics of Minimalism and the Philosophy of Art

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Minimalist artists like Donald Judd and Robert Morris deliberately avoided internal composition and illusion, creating simple geometric shapes that force viewers to become aware of the space and their own movement, a radical departure from traditional art aimed at evoking emotion or representing reality.

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Picture a room with a single steel cube on the floor. Is it art, and if so, what makes it beautiful? Minimalism turns our usual ideas of art inside out.