Word: minimalist
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...Marcus’ website, www.benmarcus.com, is also full of elaborate gimmicks, such as cutesy minimalist illustrations and a glossary of terms from the book, designed to appeal to those who loved Eggers’ self-conscious style. Certain stops on Marcus’ reading tour will feature demonstrations of Silentist rituals. Marcus has even penned an essay admitting, “I have written a bad book,” for McSweeney’s, the newly prominent platform (born out of Eggers’ success) for this sort of youthful and experimental genre...
...mathematically predetermined model. Schematic diagrams that are evidence of the work’s interest in seriality are shown in conjunction with several views of the block structures. As Bochner stated, this series is principally about the process rather than the object. Attempting to undermine the accepted minimalist notion championing the “object nature” of art, these objects actually seek to be as visually uninteresting as possible in order not to distract from their purpose as models of a thought process...
...true that her shows—at least this one—reflect the same minimalist subtlety that hides her gallery in the top corner of a discreet building on Newbury Street. After all, this is an inconspicuous—but influential—gallery that shows inconspicuous art. Though it is subtle, it is not unremarkable...
...exhibition has no title, the artists’ names are rarely placed beside their works and one work is isolated from the rest in a small adjoining room. The gallery seemingly attempts to create a group of works that are all outwardly minimalist and match her aesthetic standards, paying little attention to what a museum curator takes into account when creating an exhibition...
Philosophy on decorating Harvard rooms: I don’t really try too much. Mostly I use stuff I stole from my brother. I go for the minimalist style...