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This chapter discusses the concept of "presence" in minimalist sculpture from the 1960s. It examines how critics like Clement Greenberg and Michael Fried used and analyzed the term. Fried argued that minimalist works undermined the distinction between art and non-art, evoking a "theatrical presence." He believed their works had an "anthropomorphic quality" due to their size, symmetry, and hollowness. However, the document argues that minimalist works were not truly anthropomorphic based on their formal prop

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