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'''Donald Clarence Judd''' ([[June 3]], 1928 - [[February 12]], 1994) was a minimalist and conceptual artist. | '''Donald Clarence Judd''' ([[June 3]], 1928 - [[February 12]], 1994) was a minimalist and conceptual artist. | ||
Judd was born in Excelsior Springs in the state of [[Missouri (U.S. state)|Missouri]] in the [[United States of America]]. He served in the Army (1946-1947) then studied art and philosophy in various institutes, earning his B.S. in philosophy from Columbia University in 1953. | Judd was born in Excelsior Springs in the state of [[[[Missouri (U.S. state)|Missouri]]]] in the [[United States of America]]. He served in the Army (1946-1947) then studied art and philosophy in various institutes, earning his B.S. in philosophy from Columbia University in 1953. | ||
Judd held his first solo exhibition at the Panoramas Gallery in 1957. At that time he also took art history classes at Columbia University and began to write articles for various art magazines, including ''Art News'', ''Arts Magazine'' and ''Art International''. | Judd held his first solo exhibition at the Panoramas Gallery in 1957. At that time he also took art history classes at Columbia University and began to write articles for various art magazines, including ''Art News'', ''Arts Magazine'' and ''Art International''. | ||
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Judd's fame in the United States as one of the leading minimalist and conceptual artists of the time rose after the Whitney Museum of American Art held a retrospective of his works in 1968, later followed by participation in the Guggenheim International Award at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York (1971). He later gained international acclaim after participating in the [[Venice]] ''Biennale'' in 1980 and the Kassel ''Documenta'' in 1984. A large exhibition of his works was displayed in the Stedelijk Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven, and a travelling retrospective of his works was organised by the Whitney Museum of American Art in 1988. | Judd's fame in the United States as one of the leading minimalist and conceptual artists of the time rose after the Whitney Museum of American Art held a retrospective of his works in 1968, later followed by participation in the Guggenheim International Award at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York (1971). He later gained international acclaim after participating in the [[Venice]] ''Biennale'' in 1980 and the Kassel ''Documenta'' in 1984. A large exhibition of his works was displayed in the Stedelijk Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven, and a travelling retrospective of his works was organised by the Whitney Museum of American Art in 1988. | ||
Judd moved to [[Marfa]] in [[Texas]] in 1972 and in 1984 started to design furniture for manufacturing. Judd also lectured and wrote about art, sternly advocating the cause of minimalist art. | Judd moved to [[Marfa]] in [[Texas (U.S. state)|Texas]] in 1972 and in 1984 started to design furniture for manufacturing. Judd also lectured and wrote about art, sternly advocating the cause of minimalist art. | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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* [http://www.guggenheimcollection.org/site/artist_bio_70.html Judd's biography at the Guggenheim Museum] | * [http://www.guggenheimcollection.org/site/artist_bio_70.html Judd's biography at the Guggenheim Museum] | ||
* [http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/judd/ Judd's biography at the Modern Tate] | * [http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/judd/ Judd's biography at the Modern Tate] | ||
* [http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/judd_donald.html Reference to Judd's works at the ArtEncyclopedia] | * [http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/judd_donald.html Reference to Judd's works at the ArtEncyclopedia][[Category:Suggestion Bot Tag]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:12, 7 October 2024
Donald Clarence Judd (June 3, 1928 - February 12, 1994) was a minimalist and conceptual artist.
Judd was born in Excelsior Springs in the state of [[Missouri]] in the United States of America. He served in the Army (1946-1947) then studied art and philosophy in various institutes, earning his B.S. in philosophy from Columbia University in 1953.
Judd held his first solo exhibition at the Panoramas Gallery in 1957. At that time he also took art history classes at Columbia University and began to write articles for various art magazines, including Art News, Arts Magazine and Art International.
In the early 1960s Judd switched from painting to sculpture and developed an interest in architecture. He began creating sculptures that used industrial materials and processes, such as plywood, steel and concrete, creating large boxes arranged in geometric forms. Those sculptures were displayed in his second solo show at the Green Gallery in New York in 1963. In 1966 the Leo Castelli Gallery in New York organised the first of a long series of exhibitions of Judd's work. During this period Judd also served as an instructor at the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences (1962-1964) and as a visiting artist at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire (1966).
Judd's fame in the United States as one of the leading minimalist and conceptual artists of the time rose after the Whitney Museum of American Art held a retrospective of his works in 1968, later followed by participation in the Guggenheim International Award at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York (1971). He later gained international acclaim after participating in the Venice Biennale in 1980 and the Kassel Documenta in 1984. A large exhibition of his works was displayed in the Stedelijk Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven, and a travelling retrospective of his works was organised by the Whitney Museum of American Art in 1988.
Judd moved to Marfa in Texas in 1972 and in 1984 started to design furniture for manufacturing. Judd also lectured and wrote about art, sternly advocating the cause of minimalist art.