The document provides a comprehensive list of famous minimalist artists, architects, designers, and photographers from the 1960s to present day. It includes over 50 minimalist artists such as Carl Andre, Donald Judd, Sol LeWitt, as well as architects like Tadao Ando, Alberto Campo Baeza, and Peter Zumthor. The list also names influential minimalist designers like Naoto Fukasawa, Jonathan Ive, and Tokujin Yoshioka, as well as photographers Andreas Gursky, Michael Kenna, and Hiroshi Sugimoto. The document aims to serve as a quick reference for those interested in minimalism or looking to hire a minimalist professional.

1. A List of All Famous
Minimalist Artists, Architects
and Designers
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Minimal Art
The famous minimalist artists from the 1960′s:
• Carl Andre, sculptor (USA, 1935): Profile | Works
• Jo Baer, painter (USA, 1929): Profile | Works
• Larry Bell, painter and sculptor (USA, 1939): Profile | Works
• Anthony Caro, sculptor (USA, 1924): Profile | Works
• Gene Davis, painter (USA, 1920 – 1985): Profile | Works

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• Dan Flavin, sculptor and installation artist (USA, 1933 – 1996): Profile |
Works
• Al Held, painter (USA, 1928 – 2005): Profile | Works
• Robert Irwin, installation artist (USA, 1928): Profile | Works
• Donald Judd, sculptor, painter, furniture designer (USA, 1928 – 1994) :
Profile | Works
• Craig Kaufman, sculptor (USA, 1932 – 2010): Profile | Works
• Ellsworth Kelly, painter (USA, 1923): Profile | Works
• Sol LeWitt, sculptor, painter, graphic artist and more (USA, 1928 – 2007):
Profile | Article | Works
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• Tony Smith, sculptor, visual artist and architectural designer (USA, 1912 –
1980): Profile | Works
• Fred Sandback, sculptor (USA, 1943 – 2003): Profile | Works
• Richard Serra, sculptor and video artist (USA, 1939): Profile | Works
• Frank Stella, painter and print maker (USA, 1936): Profile | Works
• Anne Truitt, sculptor (1921 – 2004): Profile | Works
• Jack Youngerman, painter (USA, 1926): Profile | Works
• Robert Mangold, painter and printmaker (USA, 1937) : Profile | Works
• Brice Marden, painter (USA, 1938) : Profile | Works
• Agnes Martin, painter (USA, 1912 – 2004): Profile | Works
• John McCracken, painter and sculptor (USA, 1934 – 2011): Profile | Works
• Robert Morris, sculptor (USA, 1931): Profile | Works
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Or consider these contemporary artists with a minimalist
aesthetic:
Sculptor Terence Koh (Canada), painter Carmen Herrera (Cuba), land artist
Wolfgang Laib (Germany), installation artist Martina Klein (Germany), sculptor
Rachel Whiteread (U.K.), installation artist Lesley Foxcroft (U.K.), and painter
and installation artist Daniel Buren (France).
• Kenneth Noland, painter (USA, 1924 – 2010): Profile | Works
• Blinky Palermo, painter (Germany, 1943 – 1977): Profile | Works
• Ad Reinhardt, painter (USA, 1913 – 1967): Profile | Works
• Robert Ryman (USA, 1930) : Profile | Works
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6. And these artists’ works embody a minimalist philosophy:
Performance artist, video artist, painter and more Francis Alÿs
(Belgium/Mexico), environmental artists well-known for their wrapping of
buildings Christo and Jeanne-Claude (France, USA), painter, sculptor and
installation artist Martin Creed (U.K), sculptor and land artist Andy
Goldsworthy (U.K.), and installation artist, performance artist and sculptor
David Hammons (USA).
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And if I may, some special attention to my personal friends Adrian Clement
and James Gatt a.k.a. Pineapple Park (Australia).
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Architecture
• Critically acclaimed minimalist architects:
• Tadao Ando (Japan, 1941): Profile | Website
• Alberto Campo Baeza (Spain, 1946): Profile | Website
• Luis Barragán (Mexico, 1902 – 1988): Profile | Website
• John Pawson (UK, 1949): Profile | Website
• Antoine Predock (USA, 1936): Profile | Website
• Claudio Silvestrin (Italy, 1954): Profile | Website
• Álvaro Siza Vieira (Portugal, 1933): Profile | Website
• Peter Zumthor (Switzerland, 1943) : Profile
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Who else to call for a minimalist casa? Think FORM /Kouichi Kimura
Architects (Japan), Tokuyin Yoshioka (Japan), Junichi Sampei (Japan),
Marcio Kogan (Brazil), Fran Silvestre Arquitectos (Spain), Vicens & Ramos
(Spain), Jospeh Dirand (France), XTEN (USA), Philippe Stuebi (Switzerland),
Wigglesworth-Weider (Switzerland), Wiel Arets (The Netherlands), i29 (The
Netherlands), Jonas Lindvall (Sweden). David Chipperfield (U.K.), and NORM
CPH (Denmark), Gluckman Mayner Architects (USA) and Gabellini Shephard
(USA).
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Furniture Design
Can’t go wrong with these fine gents:
• A.G. Fronzoni (Italy, 1923 – 2022): Profile | Works
• Tokujin Yoshioka (Japan, 1967): Profile | Works | Website
But you als might want to consider the work of Peter Wigglesworth
(Switzerland), Ronald Knol (The Netherlands), ROLU, Rosenlof/Lucs, ro/lu
(USA), Vincent van Duysen (Belgium), Luke Wong (USA) and Andreas
Engevik (Norway).
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Industrial design
These guys have surely deserved their fame and fortune:
• Naoto Fukasawa (Japan, 1956): Profile | Works
• Jonathan Ive (U.K., 1967): Profile | Article | Works
• John Pawson (U.K., 1949): Profile | Website
• Oki Sato a.k.a. Nendo (Japan, 1977): Works | Website
• Tokujin Yoshioka (Japan, 1967): Profile | Works | Website
And leading us into the future are Daniel Rybakken (Norway), Minimalux
(U.K.), and Thomas Wagner (Denmark).

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Photography
You definitely want to check out these established minimalist photographers:
• Andreas Gursky, enormous architecture and landscape color photography
(Germany, 1955): Profile | Works
• Michael Kenna, black and white landscape photography (U.K., 1953)
Profile | Website
• Hiroshi Sugimoto (Japan/USA, 1948): Profile | Website
However, don’t dismiss the colour loving Grant Hamilton (USA), or the
portraits of Hans Hiltermann (The Netherlands).

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Web Design
Quality assured with:
• … (Hmm, no big names in this field – yet)
Okay, but if you’re looking to hire minimalist web designer, these are the guys
and girls who will know what you’re talking about: Emil Olsson
(Sweden), Shelby White (USA), Ian Coyle (USA), or Stuart Hobday (U.K.). Or
you can always contact me.

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Index
Understanding Minimalism
Introduction to Minimal Art
The Difference Between Minimalism and Simplicity (In One Image)
Bookmarklets for the Online Minimalist
Portrait: Minimalist Photographer Hans Hiltermann
The Most Minimalist: Typeface
Minimalism Is Not Reductivist
Minimalism Is…

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References
A List of All Famous Minimalist Artists, Architects and Designers
Blogs on Minimalism