
Donald Judd
Donald Clarence Judd was an American artist associated with minimalism. 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).
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Excelsior Springs
- Educated at
- Columbia University School of General StudiesCollege of William & Mary
- Awards
- 🏆 Sikkens Prize🏆 Guggenheim Fellowship
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"A work needs only to be interesting. Most works finally have one quality. In earlier art the complexity was displayed and built the quality. In recent painting the complexity was in the format and the…"
"It takes a great deal of time and thought to install work carefully. This should not always be thrown away. Most art is fragile and some should be placed and never moved again. Some work is too large,…"
"I am not interested in the kind of expression that you have when you paint a painting with brush strokes. It's all right, but it's already done and I want to do something new. I didn't want to get int…"
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Timeline
1928
Born
Birth1994
Died
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