Minimalism

movements in various forms of art and design
Intangible art_movement Q173436
Minimalism
Kazimir Malevich · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Minimalism

Summary

Minimalism is an art movement[1]. Minimalism ranks in the top 7% of art_movement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,384 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Minimalism was influenced by modernism[3].
  • Minimalism's instance of is recorded as art movement[4].
  • Minimalism's instance of is recorded as architectural style[5].
  • Minimalism's Commons category is recorded as Minimalism[6].
  • Minimalism is the opposite of maximalism[7].
  • Minimalism's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Minimalism[8].
  • Minimalism's different from is recorded as Minimalism[9].
  • Minimalism's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[10].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include art movement[4] and architectural style[5]. Minimalism is the opposite of maximalism[7].

Movements and Schools

Minimalism was influenced by modernism[3].

Why It Matters

Minimalism ranks in the top 7% of art_movement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,384 views/month).[2] Minimalism has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] Minimalism is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Minimalism has been cited as an influence by Light and Space[13], an art movement[14], in United States[15], founded in 1960[16] and postminimalism[17], an art movement[18], founded in 1960[19].

FAQs

Who did Minimalism influence?

Minimalism has been cited as an influence by Light and Space[13] and postminimalism[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [13] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [14] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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