Donald Clarence Judd was born on June 3, 1928 in Excelsior Springs, Missouri. After serving in the United States Army in Korea, Judd attended the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia; the Art Students League, New York; and Columbia University, New York, where in 1953 he received his B.S. in Philosophy, cum laude. As an art critic, Judd wrote for magazines such as ARTnews, Art Magazine, and Art International.
His early expression came in the form of paintings, however, his artistic style soon moved away from illusory media and he embraced constructions in which materiality was central to the work. Judd used materials such as metals, plywood, concrete and color-impregnated Plexiglas, that became staples in his artistic practice. Most of his output was in freestanding “specific objects” which used simple, often repeated forms to explore space and its use. During the 1970s, Judd began making room sized installations which transformed the spaces themselves into experiences.
His first solo exhibition was in 1957, at the Panoras Gallery in New York. During his lifetime, Judd exhibited regularly and widely at galleries in New York and across Europe and Japan. The Whitney Museum of American Art held two major exhibitions of his work, in 1968 and in 1988 and more recently, the Tate Modern in London in 2004. In 1996, the Judd Foundation was formed following the artist’s wishes, in Marfa, Texas and at 101 Spring Street in New York.
Judd moved to Marfa, Texas in 1972, where he lived and worked until his death on February 12, 1994.
Judd, Donald
(From Six Aquatints) 1980 Aquatint on Wove paper Signed by the artist in pencil and numbered 29 ¼ x 34 ¼ inches (74.5 x 87 cm) Edition of 150 (With publisher’s blindstamp) SOLD1978/79 Original two-color aquatint Signed by the artist in pencil, and numbered 40 x 29 inches (101.6 x 73.7 cm), unframed Edition of 175 SOLD1978-79 Aquatint on wove paper Signed in pencil, and numbered 40 x 29 1/2 in. (101.5 x 74.5 cm), unframed Edition of 175 Printed by and with the raised chop mark of Styria Studio, New York (Schellmann 93) SOLD1978-79 Aquatint on wove paper Signed in pencil, and numbered 40 x 29 1/2 in. (101.6 x 74.9 cm), unframed Edition of 175 (Printed by Syria Studios, New York / Schellmann 94) SOLD1979 Aquatint Signed and numbered 40 x 29 in Edition of 175 (unfinished) SOLDHis early expression came in the form of paintings, however, his artistic style soon moved away from illusory media and he embraced constructions in which materiality was central to the work. Judd used materials such as metals, plywood, concrete and color-impregnated Plexiglas, that became staples in his artistic practice. Most of his output was in freestanding “specific objects” which used simple, often repeated forms to explore space and its use. During the 1970s, Judd began making room sized installations which transformed the spaces themselves into experiences.
His first solo exhibition was in 1957, at the Panoras Gallery in New York. During his lifetime, Judd exhibited regularly and widely at galleries in New York and across Europe and Japan. The Whitney Museum of American Art held two major exhibitions of his work, in 1968 and in 1988 and more recently, the Tate Modern in London in 2004. In 1996, the Judd Foundation was formed following the artist’s wishes, in Marfa, Texas and at 101 Spring Street in New York.
Judd moved to Marfa, Texas in 1972, where he lived and worked until his death on February 12, 1994.