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Robert Morris, pioneering minimalist sculptor, dies aged 87

The radical, whose work exhilarated – and injured – the public, was a transformative figure in modern art

The sculptor Robert Morris, one of the founders of minimalism, has died at the age of 87.

Known for his controversial works, Morris was a key figure in the radical simplification of art that emerged in the 1960s alongside artists such as Donald Judd, Anne Truitt and Dan Flavin.

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