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Minimalism wasn't a real idea - it ended before it started.
Sol LeWitt
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Minimalism is the intentional promotion of the things we most value and the removal of anything that distracts us from it.
Josh Becker
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I have my own definition of minimalism, which is that which is created with a minimum of means.
La Monte Young
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Minimalism now is a reaction to what came before. It's absolutely of its time. Music moved into the set theory thing, and moved out of it.
Harrison Birtwistle
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It depends on what kind of minimalism you're talking about, of course. I love both those artists - Brian Eno and William Basinski. I would say my minimalism references are early American minimalists from the 70s.
Tim Hecker