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postminimalism

postminimalism noun: any of various artistic movements that seek to move beyond the restrictions of minimalism.

Noun

postminimalism (uncountable)

  1. Any 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 of postminimalism

From post- + minimalism.

Questions about postminimalism

What does postminimalism mean?
Postminimalism means any of various artistic movements that seek to move beyond the restrictions of minimalism.
What part of speech is postminimalism?
Postminimalism is a noun.

Words near postminimalism in the dictionary

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  2. postmillennials
  3. postmillennium
  4. postmineralization
  5. postminimal
  6. postminimalism
  7. postminimalist
  8. postminimalists
  9. postmining
  10. postmistress
  11. postmistresses

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