Complex sentence: Carl Andre (born September 16,1935) is an American minimalist artist recognized both for his ordered linear format and grid format sculptures and for being tried and acquitted for murdering his wife, artist Ana Mendieta.
Split into simpler sentences: Carl Andre (born September 16,1935) is an American minimalist artist recognized for his ordered linear format and grid format sculptures. In 1988, Andre was tried and acquitted for murdering his wife, artist Ana Mendieta.