Bitten by the minimalism bug, they decluttered and jettisoned 90% of their possessions, sparking joy – and new careers – via their successful blogs, books and TV series.

“Art becomes retail surprisingly quickly,” Chayka writes of Marfa, ... Chayka, who mentions Trump at several points in the book, hopes minimalism might provide an antidote or a balm.

In his first book, The Longing for Less, the writer and critic proposes a way of thinking about the minimalism that goes beyond your sock drawer.

Writing in search of the things that popular minimalism sweeps out of the frame—the void, transience, messiness, uncertainty—he surveys minimalist figures in art, music, and philosophy ...

He also places minimalist art in a broader cultural context, noting the stripped-down, austere sensibility that prevailed in '60s fashion and design, making the book attractive to anyone who ...

Minimalism is an ancient tradition, ... A Swedish woman named Margareta Magnusson, who says she's somewhere between 80 and 100, wrote a book called "The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: ...

Decluttering and simplifying your home can evoke a liberating, stress-free feeling. A clean, ordered space is inviting and calming, and minimalism’s timeless beauty with uncluttered spaces and ...

Today's episode is all about music history. First, musicologists Kerry O'Brien and William Robin tell NPR's Noah Caldwell about their new book, On Minimalism, and how the genre was born out of ...