postminimalism

post·min·i·mal·ism

[pohst-min-uh-muh-liz-uhm]
noun
( sometimes initial capital letter ) a style in painting and sculpture developing in the 1970s, retaining the formal simplifications of minimal art, but striving to imbue works with a broad range of meaning and reference and often demonstrating a concern with craft and a kinship with tribal art and sculpture.

Origin:
post- + minimalism

post·min·i·mal, adjective
post·min·i·mal·ist, noun, adjective
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