Bernd and Hilla Becher utilized the classic documentary approach of a straightforward “objective” point of view (New Objectivity?) but they made the image autonomous.

The buildings have been isolated from their surroundings, put centre stage, and reproduced without distortion. All that is superfluous and narrative has been stripped away. The light is diffuse, with no shadows and not a cloud in the sky. People are rarely present in the images, and if there are any it is by accident.

The Bechers are best known for their ‘typologies’ - grids of black and white photographs with variant examples of a single type of industrial structure. The images of structures with similar functions were then displayed side by side to invite viewers to compare their forms and designs.

What I don't understand is why the Becher's long-term project has also had a considerable impact on Minimalism and Concept Art since the 1970s.

Was it because they often organized their pictures in grids that brought them recognition as conceptual artists as well as photographers? Or did the Conceptual and Minimalist American artists recognize their position as explicitly artistic?