Why Can’t Minimal

Program, P.2390
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Photo: Megan Quigley
Identifier
P.2390
Category
Visual Arts
Date
September 16 – October 22, 2016
Description
For the average person, Minimalism, a mid-20th century modernist genre, has a reputation for being coldly intellectual, abstract, or hard to understand. Why Can’t Minimal, curated by John G. Hampton, both challenges and engages the critiques of minimalism. In his hands, art history is witty, candid, and speculative.
Coming to Open Space on Friday, September 16, Why Can’t Minimal examines the playful side of minimalist work. Artists Jennifer Marman & Daniel Borins, John Baldessari, John Boyle-Singfield, John Marriott, John Wood & Paul Harrison, Jon Sasaki, Ken Nicol, Liza Eurich, and Tammi Campbell reject the assumption that minimal art requires only solemn contemplation.
Why Can’t Minimal opens Friday, September 16 at 7:30 p.m. at Open Space. The exhibition runs until Saturday, October 22.