The one art that is abstract and pure enough to have the one problem and possibility, in our time and timelessness, of the 'one single grand original… - Ad Reinhardt

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The one art that is abstract and pure enough to have the one problem and possibility, in our time and timelessness, of the 'one single grand original problem' is pure abstract painting. Abstract painting is not just another school or movement or style but the first truly unmannered and untrammeled and un-entangled, styleless, universal painting. No other art or painting is detached or empty or immaterial enough.

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About Ad Reinhardt

Adolph Dietrich Friedrich Reinhardt ("Ad" Reinhardt) (December 24, 1913 – August 30, 1967) was a painter, writer, and pioneer of conceptual and minimal art. He was also a critic of abstract expressionism.

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Pen Names: Reinhardt, Adolph Frederick
Alternative Names: Adolph Frederick Reinhardt Adolph Frederick. Reinhardt Adolph F. Reinhardt Adolph Dietmar Friedrich Reinhardt Adolph Dietrich Friedrich Reinhardt Ad F. Reinhardt Adolph Friedrich Reinhardt A. D. F. Reinhardt
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