Helsinki Arch / The Helsinki Arch

The work is a good example of Minimalism which became a main trend in art in the 1960s. Minimalism opposed Abstract Expressionism and its theory of art which emphasized spontanious emotions. Minimalists sought to avoid expressiveness and to limit the artist's presence. The form and material of a work were its subject. Minimalism favoured restrained and unaffected forms and colours.

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