Minimalism and the rhetoric of power

Author

Chave, Anna C.

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Arts magazine. 1990, Num. 5, Vol. 64, 44-63, 20 ill. (3 col.)

ISSN

0004-4059

Abstract (en)

Examines the rhetoric inscribed in Minimalism and the discursive context of the movement in relation to the socio-political climate of the United States in the 1960s. Attempts to understand the cool displays of power in Minimal art through an analysis of the "hidden" meanings of this patently non-narrative art. Cites the suggestive titles of many of the objects now regarded as cornerstones of the movement, including Frank Stella's black paintings, whose titles make associations with Nazism and the Holocaust. Discusses the works of a number of artists including sculptures by Richard Serra, Dan Flavin, Tony Smith, Robert Morris, Walter De Maria and Carl Andre.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1945-present -- United States
• Minimal art
• United States
• 1900-2000
• Politics
• Society
• Power
• Art
• National Socialism (Germany: 1933-1945)
• Holocaust (1939-1945)
• Titles of works of art
• Stella, Frank, b.1936
• Serra, Richard, b.1939
• Andre, Carl, b.1935
• Morris, Robert, b.1931
• Smith, Tony, 1912-1980
• De Maria, Walter, b.1935
• Black Paintings
• Painting
• Sculpture
• Iconography

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1945-présent -- États-Unis
• Art minimal
• Etats-Unis
• 1900-2000
• Politique
• Société
• Pouvoir
• Art
• National-socialisme (Allemagne: 1933-1945)
• Holocauste (1939-1945)
• Titre d'oeuvre d'art
• Stella, Frank, n.1936
• Serra, Richard, n.1939
• Andre, Carl, n.1935
• Morris, Robert, n.1931
• Smith, Tony, 1912-1980
• De Maria, Walter, n.1935
• Peintures noires
• Peinture
• Sculpture
• Iconographie

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19920101-00418871

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