Donald Judd Spaces: Judd Foundation New York & Texas

This second expanded edition of "Donald Judd: Living and Working Spaces" offers a visual survey of the artist's living and working spaces in New York and Texas, featuring newly commissioned photographs and essays by Judd. The book explores Judd's concept of permanent installation and his attention to function and design in his buildings. It showcases his interest in preserving buildings and his deliberate interventions within existing architecture. Judd's spaces reflect his consistent aesthetic and his deep interest in the relationship between art practice and architecture.

Format: Hardback
Length: 432 pages
Publication date: 18 March 2023
Publisher: Judd Foundation

This second expanded edition presents an unprecedented visual survey of the living and working spaces of the artist Donald Judd in New York and Texas. Filled with newly commissioned and archival photographs alongside five essays by the artist, this book provides an opportunity to explore Judd's personal spaces, which are a crucial part of this revered artist's oeuvre.

From a 19th-century cast-iron building in Manhattan to an extensive ranch in the mountains of western Texas, this book details the interiors, exteriors, and land surrounding the buildings that comprise Judd's extant living and working spaces. Readers will discover how Judd developed the concept of permanent installation at Spring Street in New York City, with artworks, furniture, and decorative objects striking a balance between the building's historical qualities and his own architectural innovations. His buildings in Marfa, Texas, demonstrate how Judd reiterated his concept of integrative living on a larger scale, extending to the reaches of the Chinati Mountains at Ayala de Chinati, his 33,000-acre ranch south of the town. Each of the spaces was thoroughly considered by Judd with resolute attention to function and design. From furniture to utilitarian structures that Judd designed himself, these residences reflect Judd's consistent aesthetic. His spaces underscore his deep interest in the preservation of buildings and his deliberate interventions within existing architecture.

Donald Judd (1928–94) was born in Excelsior Springs, Missouri. After serving in the United States Army, he attended the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia; the Art Students League of New York; and Columbia University in New York City. Judd's work is widely exhibited and held in major museums and collections worldwide, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Tate Modern in London, and the Centre Pompidou in Paris. He is considered one of the most influential and important artists of the 20th century, known for his minimalist and abstract approach to sculpture and installation.

Weight: 2268g
Dimension: 235 x 310 x 40 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780578337142