DONALD JUDD SPACES - 0fr.

Size :  392 x 222 mm    

Hardcover

432 pages

color, black and white

published by JUDD FOUNDATION, MACK

A collection of works by American artist Donald Judd. The first edition was published by PRESTEL in 2020, and the augmented second edition was published by the Judd Foundation in 2023.

This book broadly introduces his iconic spaces in New York and Texas, including new detailed drawings and archival materials. The book was edited by Flavin Judd and Rainer Judd, co-presidents of the Judd Foundation. Composed of newly commissioned photographs, archival photographs, and five essays written by the artist, it provides an opportunity to explore the personal spaces that play a crucial role in the artist's body of work.

This book details the interiors, exteriors, and surrounding landscapes of the existing residential and studio spaces managed by the foundation, from the 19th-century cast-iron building "101 Spring Street" in Manhattan to the vast ranch "Ayala de Chinati" in the mountains of West Texas. In the five-story building on the corner of Spring Street in New York, which the artist purchased as his home and studio in 1968, he created the concept of a permanent exhibition of artworks, furniture, and decorative objects, demonstrating a balanced fusion of the building's historical characteristics and his own architectural innovations. The buildings the artist purchased in Marfa, Texas, in his later years demonstrate his replication of the "integrated living" concept on a larger scale. While the buildings themselves stand on the artist's 340 acres within the Russell Military Base in Marfa, Texas, his equally owned 33,000-acre ranch, "Ayala de Chinati," located south of town, extends into the Chinati Mountains. Each space was thoroughly conceived with functionality and design in mind, and these spaces reflect the artist's consistent aesthetic, including furniture designed by the artist himself and practical architecture. Furthermore, the artist's spaces emphasize a deep concern for the preservation of buildings and a deliberate intervention within existing architecture.