Donald Judd
(United States of America 1928–1994)
- Title
- Untitled
- Year
- 1975
- Media category
- Installation
- Materials used
- Douglas Fir plywood in six units
- Dimensions
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6 units: 30.5 x 61.0 x 35.5cm each; 30.5 x 518.5 x 35.5cm installed
- Signature & date
- Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- John Kaldor Family Collection at the Art Gallery of New South Wales
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program - Accession number
- 248.2011.a-f
- Copyright
- © Judd Foundation/VAGA. Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
Like many minimalist artists Donald Judd worked in a modular way. ‘Untitled’, for example, is a series of horizontal rectangular units. The proportions of the module start with a ‘given’ – in this case, the size and thickness of the plywood that determines all other proportions in the work. Sometimes the boxes appear irregular, but this is an illusion of perspective and of the light falling into and around each box. The way an object contains space or casts shadow is part of Judd’s work. While his works were often made of steel and sometimes plastic, for ‘Untitled’ Judd made a very deliberate choice of wood, which retains the traces of its grain and has a glowing natural colour.
- Bibliography (4)
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Wayne Tunnicliffe (New Zealand; Australia) (Editor), John Kaldor Family Collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 2011, 96, 97 (colour illus.), 98-99 (colour illus.). illustration on page 97 is a detail
Adam Free (Australia) (Author), Journey to now: John Kaldor art projects and collection, Adelaide, 2003, 23-24 (colour illus.), 60. illustration is an installation view
Nicholas Baume (Australia) (Author), Museum of Contemporary Art (Australia, estab. 1989), From Christo and Jeanne-Claude to Jeff Koons: John Kaldor Art Projects and Collection, 1995, 84.
Sotheby's New York (United States of America) (Author), Contemporary art, part II, 01 May 1991, (illus.). lot.no.117
- Exhibition history (3)
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Donald Judd, Lisson Gallery, London, 02 Sep 1975–04 Oct 1975.
From Christo and Jeanne-Claude to Jeff Koons: John Kaldor Art Projects and Collection, Museum of Contemporary Art, 12 Dec 1995–17 Mar 1996.
Journey to Now: John Kaldor Art Projects and Collection, Art Gallery of South Australia, 18 Apr 2003–06 Jul 2003.
