Donald Judd

Donald Judd
Born
Donald Clarence Judd

(1928-06-03)June 3, 1928
DiedFebruary 12, 1994(1994-02-12) (aged 65)
New York City, US
EducationCollege of William and Mary, Columbia University School of General Studies, Art Students League of New York
Known forSculpture
MovementMinimalism
Spouse
Julie Finch
(m. 1964; div. 1978)
Partner(s)Lauretta Vinciarelli
Marianne Stockebrand
Children2
Patron(s)Dia Art Foundation

Donald Clarence Judd (June 3, 1928 – February 12, 1994) was an American artist associated with minimalism.[1][2] In his work, Judd sought autonomy and clarity for the constructed object and the space created by it, ultimately achieving a rigorously democratic presentation without compositional hierarchy. He is generally considered the leading international exponent of "minimalism", and its most important theoretician through such writings as "Specific Objects" (1964).[3] Judd voiced his unorthodox perception of minimalism in Arts Yearbook 8, where he says, "The new three dimensional work doesn't constitute a movement, school, or style. The common aspects are too general and too little common to define a movement. The differences are greater than the similarities."[4]

  1. ^ Chilvers, Ian & Glaves-Smith, John eds., Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary Art, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009. p. 350
  2. ^ Tate Modern website "Tate Modern Past Exhibitions Donald Judd". Retrieved on February 19, 2009.
  3. ^ Chilvers, Ian & Glaves-Smith, John eds., Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary Art, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009. p. 351
  4. ^ Judd, Donald (2016). Complete writings 1959–1975: gallery reviews, book reviews, articles, letters to the editor, reports, statements, complaints. Judd Foundation (Reprint ed.). New York, New York. ISBN 9781938922930. OCLC 935195027.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)