Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac

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Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac

Donald Judd

(American, 1928 – 1994)
Donald Judd was an influential American artist known for his large-scale and unadorned sculptures. Considered by many to be an important figure of Minimalist Art, Judd himself actually disavowed this classification. His furniture and sculptures explored the specific natures of objects, their spatiality, and their relationship to the viewer. “A work can be as powerful as it can be thought to be,” the artist once wrote. “Actual space is intrinsically more powerful and specific than paint on a flat surface.” Born on June 3, 1928 in Excelsior Springs, Missouri, the artist and writer moved to New York to pursue a degree in philosophy at Columbia University while attending the Art Students League in the evenings. Like his ...