Enrico Castellani obituary

One of the great Italian artists of the 20th century, regarded as the ‘father of minimalism’Enrico Castellani, who has died aged 87, was a quiet man who made quiet art. Yet he was regarded not only as one of the great Italian artists of the 20th century, but the “father of minimalism”. It was the American artist Donald Judd who dubbed him thus, but Castellani’s art was rooted in the avant-garde milieu of mid-20th century Europe.At first glance his work shows little