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    Brutalism is an architectural movement that proliferated in the 1950s until the 1970s, just before and after the arrival of minimalism and pop art and which is still today one of the central subjects of the contemporary debate on aesthetics. and ethics in art and architecture. In order to understand and relate this movement to pop and minimalist art, I have selected some central figures of this movement: two of the leading figures of this movement were the British architects Alison and Peter Smithson. “Until now,” the Smithsons write, “brutalism has been discussed stylistically, while its essence is ethical. " Ethics, here, is seen as a form of objectivity: "Any discussion of Brutalism will miss the point if it does not take into account Brutalism's attempt to be objective at first glance. 'reality' – the cultural goals of society, its impulses, its techniques, etc. Brutalism attempts to confront a mass-produced society and extract raw poetry from a confused and powerful world. forces at work. (Ben Highmore. October Magazine. “Image-breaking, God-making”: Paolozzi's Brutalism. P. 94. May 31, 2011) Brutalism's attempt and idea of ​​being an adjective on "reality" can be seen as an attempt to create architecture that reflected people's needs and lifestyle instead of creating something that would guide people's needs, which was the modernist ethos they opposed. I think the idea of ​​reflecting people's needs and lifestyle can somehow be compared to that of Donald Judd. idea of ​​leaving the work to free interpretation without hidden meaning and Warhol's foreword and clear interpretation of his imagery. In terms of objectivity on reality, I found a similarity in terms of materials because in the end, the buildings are made of my..... . middle of paper......In conclusion; An artist whose practice challenges notions of possible connections between art and architecture is Liam Gilleck, one of the most controversial and acclaimed contemporary artists of our time. Gilleck's work questions the role of contemporary art and the artist as well as the use of different mediums and the notion of production opposed to consumption and also art as leisure. Furthermore, in the past his work has been strongly influenced by the relationship between art and architecture and how these communicate and evolve with each other and how these are influenced by the public and vice versa. you find a way of working or a productive working context in which ideas can be produced and that's really the key. (Liam Gillick. Sotheby's. Artdaily.org. MCA Chicago Show Three Perspectives and a Short Script)