Frank Stella with one of his works at the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition in London in 2000. Ian Nicholson/PA Images via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ian Nicholson/PA Images via Getty Images Obituaries Renowned painter and pioneer of minimalism Frank Stella dies at 87 May 4, 2024 • Frank Stella was one of America's leading minimalist artists and a pioneer of the minimalist movement of the early 1960s. The movement challenged the idea that art was meant to be representative.