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Asger Dybvad Larsen, 2018, Untitled, mixed media on canvas, 150 x 190 cm © The Artist, Photography by Sebastiano Luciano, Image Courtesy Galerie Ronaldo Anselmi

Art Shows In May 2025 For Minimalist Art Lovers

The days are getting warmer and summer is just around the corner, bringing with it a remarkable selection of exhibitions presenting minimalist art – especially in Belgium this month. But let’s start in New Canaan, about 50 miles northeast of New York City, where ARDEN + WHITE presents German artist Kim Bartelt’s first solo exhibition...

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James WIlliam Murray, Photography by Richard Boll

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Material as Memory, Touch as Dialogue – A Conversation With Artist James William Murray

Richard Zinon, from left ro right: "Composition 10", 2024, oil on canvas, 100cm x 80cm, "Composition 3", 2024, oil on canvas, 200cm x 160cm, presented by Cadogan Gallery © The Artist, Photography by Sarah Dorweiler / Aesence

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Minimalist Highlights at the Enter Art Fair 2024: A Review

Shim Moon-Seup, The Presentation, 2017, Acrylic on canvas, 90 x 90 cm | 35 7/16 x 35 7/16 inches, Photographer: Guillaume Ziccarelli, Courtesy of the artist and Perrotin.

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Shim Moon-Seup at Perrotin: A Life in Dialogue With the Sea

A man is looking at a version of “Mlle Pogany” by Constantin Brâncuși. Image from the exhibition “Constantin Brâncuși” at the Center Pompidou 2024 © Photography by Sarah Dorweiler / Aesence

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Abstracted Essence – Constantin Brâncuși at Centre Pompidou

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Gentle Hint Chairs by Nissa Kinzhalina

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Astrid Van den Bosch, It is a close call, 80 x 100 cm © The Artist

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Astrid Van den Bosch – Intuitive Abstract Compositions

Astrid Van den Bosch (b. 1965) is a Belgian artist whose large-format works are characterized by an abstract and reduced language. She began her...

Minimalist art by Anthony Pearson via Aesence

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Anthony Pearson – Blurring the Line Between Sculpture and Painting

Anthony Pearson (b. 1969), a Los Angeles-based artist, is renowned for his meticulous and sensitive application of processes and materials. He initially began his...

Tomie Ohtake, Untitled, 1966, Oil on canvas, 136 x 130 cm © Courtesy the artist estate and Galeria Nara Roesler

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Tomie Ohtake – An Exploration of Color, Form, and Texture

Tomie Ohtake (1913 – 2015) was a Japanese artist whose minimalist paintings made her one of the main representatives of Abstract Art in Brazil....

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Beyond the Surface: The Complexity of Minimalist Art

Until the beginning of the 20th century, art served primarily as a mere representation of...

Abstract Minimalist Painting, created with Midjourney

Is It Possible to Feel an Emotional Connection to AI-Generated Art?

Lately, artificial intelligence (AI) has significantly expanded its influence on the art world. Not only...

Black Minimalist Chair, Image created with Midjourney

Does Minimalist Design Mean a Loss of Identity?

“Less is more” – this phrase coined by Mies van der Rohe has long established...

Does Our Personality Influence Our Taste in Art?

I recently had a thought-provoking conversation with the Canadian artist Alexander Jowett, in which he...

Beyond the Surface: The Complexity of Minimalist Art

Until the beginning of the 20th century, art served primarily as a mere representation of reality. In the course of modernism, however, artists began to question the conventional boundaries and definitions of...

Is It Possible to Feel an Emotional Connection to AI-Generated Art?

Lately, artificial intelligence (AI) has significantly expanded its influence on the art world. Not only are computer-generated artworks being sold at auction for dizzying sums1; artists are also increasingly using algorithms to...

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Does Art Need to Be Aesthetic to Be Successful?

In one of my last columns on the subject of whether design can be art, the question came to me: Does good art have to be aesthetic? Since I have already examined...

Abstract Sculpture made with Midjourney by Aesence

Can Art Be Intentionless?

Well, it’s a question that has stumped philosophers and thinkers for centuries. Some say yes, art is simply an expression of the creator’s innermost thoughts and feelings, pure and unbridled. Others argue...

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03 April → 09 May 2025	Enrich.R – Abstract Poems	Alzueta Gallery Turó	More Info
12 April → 10 May 2025	Jean-Baptiste Besançon	Jacob Bjorn Gallery	More Info
04 March → 11 May 2025	Lucinda Burgess – One Pencil Only	Space of Time Gallery	More Info