Minimalist art is based upon pre-existing systems that conceive of the artwork in advance of its actual execution. These systems, often mathematical, rely on the repetition of simple forms. Textiles by their very nature comply with these core elements, and textile artists, like the Minimal artists, predeterminate the finished work through their selection and processing of materials and in the warping of preparing of the loom.
de Young - Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
July 23, 2016 - February 12, 2017
https://deyoung.famsf.org/exhibitions/grid-textiles-and-minimalism