Donald Judd Writings: Writings: 1958-1993

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Review ...they contain art world truths that many suspect, but are not commonly admitted. For these nuggets alone, younger artists would learn much from this book.--Richard Kostelanetz "Hyperallergic "Brick-size, over 1,000 pages long, it reflects the immense range of his interest in art, history and politics, and his disgruntlement with the state of the world...in all, a stimulating portrait of this intractable artist and thinker.--Roberta Smith "The New York Times "A definite volume with 'plunk value.' It makes an impression. (50 Covers of 2016)--Michael Carabetta "AIGA Design Archives "The artist's exacting aesthetic is faithfully served by both the clear presentation and the physical construction of Donald Judd Writings.--Maxwell Donnewald "Pin-Up Board "Reading Judd's prose two decades after his death, you will experience, amid the overheated and gaseous atmosphere of the contemporary art world, an invigorating blast of cold, clear air.--Jed Perl "New York Review of Books "Thanks to the force of Judd's critical intelligence, this [book] is ...by many measures as heavy as any other written by any of his contemporaries.--Hyperallergic About the Author Flavin Judd is curator and co-president of Judd Foundation. He is the husband of psychoanalyst Michèle Judd, the father of three children, and the son of Donald Judd for whom he assisted in the making of spaces and the installation of art. For Judd Foundation, he oversees art installations, architectural issues, and design efforts (including the recent restoration of 101 Spring Street in New York). His films, art installations, and architectural designs have won awards.Caitlin Murray is director of Marfa programs at Judd Foundation, TX, where she has worked since 2008. She is co-editor of The Present Order: Writings on the Work of Ian Hamilton Finlay, (2011). Murray is also co-owner of the Marfa Book Company and an advisory member of Yale Union (YU), a center for contemporary art in Portland, Oregon.The work of Donald Judd (1928-1994), one of the most significant American artists of the postwar period, has come to define what has been referred to as minimalist art--a label to which the artist strongly objected on the grounds of its generality. The unaffected, straightforward quality of Judd's work demonstrates his strong interest in color, form, material, and space. With the intention of creating work that could assume a direct material and physical "presence" without recourse to grand philosophical statements, he eschewed the classical ideals of representational sculpture to create a rigorous visual vocabulary that sought clear and definite objects as its primary mode of articulation.Judd Foundation is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization created to preserve the permanently installed living and working spaces of Donald Judd in New York and Marfa, Texas. The foundation promotes a wider understanding of Judd's artistic legacy by providing access to these spaces and resources and by developing scholarly and educational programs.