Art Shows In December 2025 For Minimalist Art Lovers

The year is drawing to a close, but for lovers of minimalist art, there are still some exhibitions worth seeing in December: In Paris, Galerie Mennour is showing new works by Lee Ufan, while the Bourse de Commerce is highlighting the development of Minimal Art since the 1960s. In New Canaan, Marisa Purcell and Ashley Lyon explore the interplay between material and perception. Pace Gallery in New York presents late works by Agnes Martin, while Kienzle Art Foundation in Berlin highlights the oeuvre of Michael Venezia. In Tokyo, Lee Bae explores the boundaries between sculpture and painting at Perrotin, and in Barcelona, Carolin Kreutzer shows quiet, geometric abstractions in her solo exhibition with Escat Gallery.

These are my favorites for this month. If you want to explore all shows, click here.

Let’s start in Paris: Galerie Mennour presents Response, an exhibition of Lee Ufan’s recent works, showcasing the evolution of his six-decade-long artistic journey. The new pieces introduce color – shades of blue and red – into his signature forms on white backgrounds. These tonal transitions evoke movement, time, and life, inviting viewers into moments of reflection beyond everyday temporality. The exhibition highlights Lee’s persistent innovation and his exploration of universal connections.

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In Barcelona, Escat Gallery presents the first solo exhibition by German artist Carolin Kreutzer. Kreutzer’s works are characterized by geometric shapes and homogeneous color fields that create a balance between control and freedom. The precise abstraction and barely perceptible brushstrokes invite calm and reflection, questioning how we define ourselves amidst societal pressures.

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In New York, Pace presents the exhibition Innocent Love with works by Agnes Martin. On display are 12 paintings from the late 1990s and early 2000s in which she took up new experimentations with the phenomenological possibilities of color to express the unbridled imagination of childhood. This is the final exhibition in the gallery’s 65th anniversary celebrations. The works on display reflect Martin’s intense, lifelong interest in the spiritual essence of painting and her conviction that beauty is untethered to any single subject or meaning. A collection of Martin’s writings will be published to accompany the exhibition.

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Paris is currently hosting Minimal at Bourse de Commerce. Curated by Dia Art Foundation director Jessica Morgan, it brings together more than 100 works by 50 artists – from Dan Flavin and Agnes Martin to Robert Ryman and beyond – to explore the worldwide rise and enduring influence of Minimalism since the 1960s. At the beginning of November, I traveled to Paris to see the show.

Read my review here.

Even though I wouldn’t recommend visiting Berlin in the cold, dark winter, there is nevertheless a compelling reason to do so: The Kienzle Art Foundation is presenting a show dedicated to the life’s work of artist Michael Venezia. Born in Brooklyn in 1935, Venezia was a key figure in abstract painting in the United States. Through reduced visual language and controlled processes, Venezia created paintings where emptiness and structure gained new significance. The exhibition honors an extraordinary artist whose work continues to resonate far beyond his time.

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In Tokyo, Perrotin presents Lee Bae’s new series of bronze sculptures, inspired by fleeting brushstrokes with charcoal. These dense, organic-looking forms explore the boundaries between painting and sculpture. The exhibition focuses on the “in-between” as a fruitful transition: between cultures, times, and states, inviting meditation on transformation and the interplay between humans and nature.

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Arden + White Gallery in New Canaan presents the exhibition Soft Landing featuring works by Australian painter Marisa Purcell and sculptor Ashley Lyon. In this show, the artists explore the interplay between material and perception, comfort and unease, and the tangible and the imaginary.

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