Spring 2012

Things that exist exist and everything is on their side.

Donald Judd, 1964

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Upcoming Programming

Marfa
 

Community Day

On April 29th, both Chinati Foundation and Judd Foundation invite you to join us for Community Day, an annual celebration with our West Texas friends and neighbors.

Open viewing of Judd Foundation’s La Mansana de Chinati "The Block" and a number of Chinati’s permanent and special exhibitions will take place from 1 – 5:00 PM.  The day will culminate with a community BBQ dinner, beginning at 5:00 PM, featuring live mariachi music.  All events and activities are free and open to the public. 

For more information, please contact Judd Foundation:

(432) 729 4406 x100 or by email: info@juddfoundation.org

Palm Desert

Marfa Voices Screening

Judd Foundation's short documentary, Marfa Voices, directed by Rainer Judd and Karen Bernstein, will be screened on April 19 in Palm Desert, CA at the UCR Palm Desert campus, as part of the city's ongoing Artist Film Series.  Dr. Steven Nash, Executive Director of the Palm Springs Art Museum will be the speaker for the evening and will host a Q&A following the screening.  Jim Dine: Poet Singing and Dreaming of Spirit Animals: The Glass Art of Cappy Thompson, will also screen.

For more information about this event, please click here.

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Marfa, Texas Receives Grant

Judd Foundation has received a $300,000 grant from the Brown Foundation for much needed repairs to Donald Judd's Architecture Office building in Marfa, Texas.

Judd Foundation is creating a master plan for the restoration of all  its Texas properties and continues to identify additional restoration projects, some of which require significant ongoing maintenance due to their location in the high desert region.

For more information on these ongoing projects or to schedule a tour of Judd Foundation spaces in Marfa, please visit our website:

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Furniture Exhibition to Open

JGM. Gallery in Paris will present a Judd Furniture exhibition featuring bold colors in both the wood and metal designs.  The furniture will be shown with furniture drawings and other Judd works.  The exhibition will open June 9.

JGM. Galerie

79, rue du Temple

Paris, France 75003

Tel: +1 33 14 326 1205

For more information, please visit the gallery's website:

www.jgmgalerie.com

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New York Programming

MoMA

On March 21st, Judd Foundation hosted a packed house at MoMA for a panel on the exploration of the artist’s studio or historic house and the role of objects in telling the story.  Helene Furján, Assistant Professor of Architecture at University of Pennsylvania and Anne Higonnet, Professor of Art History at Columbia University were joined by Rainer Judd, President of the Board of Judd Foundation, and daughter of Donald Judd.  The panel was moderated by Barry Bergdoll, The Philip Johnson Chief Curator of Architecture and Design at MoMA.

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101 Spring Street Restoration Newsreel

101 Spring Street Restoration Newsreel

As Judd Foundation proceeds with its renovation of Donald Judd's historic residence and studio in SoHo, New York, progress can be followed via the Newsreel, which features highlights of construction and preservation work since the project began in June 2010.

101 Spring Street will re-open in Spring 2013.

To view the Newsreel, please click here.

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Selected Other Exhibitions and Events

New York

John Chamberlain at the Guggenheim Museum

Through May 13, 2012

For information, click here. 

Dan Flavin at the Morgan Library

Through July 01, 2012

For information, click here.

David Zwirner at Frieze Art Fair

The gallery will participate in Frieze's inaugural New York art fair taking place on Randall's Island May 4-7, and plans to feature artworks by Donald Judd.

For more information, please visit the gallery's website:

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Selected Press
 

guestofaguest.com, March 28, 2012
Georgia Bobley
Interview: Rainer Judd, Artist, Actor, Filmmaker, And President Of The Judd Foundation,
http://guestofaguest.com/interview/interview-rainer-judd-artist-actor-filmmaker-and-president-of-the-judd-foundation

Artinfo.com. March 14, 2012
Benjamin Sutton
Details of David Zwirner’s New Green, 5-Story Building in Chelsea Revealed
http://blogs.artinfo.com/artintheair/2012/03/14/details-of-david-zwirners-new-green-5-story-building-in-chelsea-revealed/#.T33uPhiLWFo.email

New York Times, January 9, 2012
Chris Wallace
Meet the Real Artists of Marfa
http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/09/meet-the-real-artists-of-marfa/

Agenda Magazine, January 1, 2012
The restrained passion of a minimalist
Sam Steverlynck
http://www.agendamagazine.be/en/blog/restrained-passion-minimalist

Artnews.org,
Donald Judd
http://artnews.org/gretameert/?exi=30936

The Frieze Blog, December 16, 2011
George Stolz
The Donald Judd Oral History Project
http://blog.frieze.com/the-donald-judd-oral-history-project/

The New York Observer, August 2, 2011
Adam Lindemann
Out With the New: Old Masters of Contemporary Art Are Looking Good These Days
http://www.observer.com/2011/08/out-with-the-new/

Judd Art/Works © Judd Foundation.  

Donald Judd Furniture™© Judd Foundation

All rights reserved 2012.

Photo Credits:

Judd Foundation Archives

James Evans-Architecture Office

Mauricio Alejo-Red Bookshelf

Flavin Judd-5th Floor, 101 Spring St.

Adam Reich-Judd Works on Paper. Courtesy David Zwirner Gallery