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Fact sheet March 2006 Overview and Mission Judd Foundation is a 501c(3) Private Operating Foundation created in 1996 by the last will and testament of artist Donald Judd to maintain and preserve his permanently installed living and working spaces, libraries and archives in New York and Marfa, Texas. Judd Foundation's mission is to promote a wider understanding of and appreciation for Judd's artistic legacy by facilitating public access to these spaces and resources, and by developing scholarly and educational programs. Born Donald Clarence Judd on June 3, 1928, in Excelsior Springs, Missouri, the artist served in the United States Army in Korea, then attended The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia; the Art Students League, New York; and Columbia University, New York, where he received a B.S. in Philosophy, cum laude, in 1953. Judd's first solo exhibition was in 1957 at the Panoras Gallery, New York, the same year he began graduate studies in art history at Columbia University. Over the next decade, Judd worked as a critic for Art News, Arts Magazine, and Art International; his subsequent theoretical writings on art and exhibition practices would prove to be one of his important and lasting legacies. Over the next four decades, Judd exhibited regularly and widely, at galleries in New York, including Leo Castelli Gallery, as well as across the U.S., Europe and Japan. During his lifetime, major exhibitions of Judd's work occurred at The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (1968, 1988); The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa (1975); Stedelijk Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, The Netherlands (1987); and The Saint Louis Art Museum (1991), among other museum exhibitions. More recent exhibitions have taken place at the Museum of Modern Art, New York (1995); The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama, Japan (1999); Walker Art Center, Minneapolis (2001); and Tate Modern, London (2004), among others. Judd received grants and awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Swedish Institute, and the John Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, among others. He married dancer Julie Finch in 1964 (later divorced) and had two children, son Flavin Starbuck Judd in 1968 and daughter Rainer Yingling Judd in 1970. While still maintaining his residence in New York at 101 Spring Street, Judd moved to Marfa, Texas, in 1972, where he would live and work until his death on February 12, 1994. 101 Spring Street includes early works by Judd, Dan Flavin, Lucas Samaras, Ad Reinhardt, Frank Stella, John Chamberlain, Carl Andre, David Novros, Claes Oldenburg, and Marcel Duchamp, among others. The house gives insight into the artist experience in the SoHo of the '60s and '70s as much as it provides valuable understanding into Judd's own working practices. The works on view at 101 Spring Street remain as they were installed by Judd. To quote Donald Judd: "My requirements were that the building be useful for living and working and more importantly, more definitely, be a space in which to install work of mine and others. I spent a great deal of time placing the art and a great deal designing the renovation in accordance. Everything from the first was intended to be thoroughly considered and to be permanent." Judd Foundation buildings in Marfa and New York offer access to the private living and working spaces of the artist. Chinati Foundation is a public institution founded by the artist during his lifetime, resulting from his collaboration with DIA Foundation, to create a new kind of institution based on the idea of permanent installations. (Judd's 100 mill aluminum pieces and outdoor concrete works are permanently installed here.) Chinati Foundation and Judd Foundation collaborate in Marfa on various initiatives including tours. And, Judd Foundation has works on long-term loan to Chinati. Tours in Marfa are coordinated so visitors may view Judd Foundation and neighboring Chinati Foundation in succession. Tours of the Block are available to the public Wed-Sunday afternoons. Additional Judd Foundation spaces may be toured by appointment. In conjunction with Chinati Foundation, Judd Foundation co-hosts Open House, an annual weekend of public programming in Marfa originally inaugurated by Judd in 1987. Open House serves several thousand visitors each year, including local, national and international art enthusiasts. The event includes film screenings, artist talks, tours and exhibitions, all of which are free of charge. 101 Spring Street is open by appointment. It is the Foundation's goal to fully restore 101 Spring Street and make it accessible to the public. The Foundation anticipates utilizing the ground floor for public programs including artist's talks and symposia. In 2005, Judd Foundation began an Oral History project to digitally record interviews with many of Judd's colleagues, from artists, curators and friends to studio assistants and fabricators. In 2005, Judd Foundation initiated an undergraduate internship program at 101 Spring Street, in partnership with New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study and the Fine Arts department in the College of Arts and Sciences. Judd Foundation continues to exhibit and produce Judd Furniture, thereby increasing awareness of Judd's engagement in design and architecture. Further programs will be announced in 2006. Judd Foundation is in the final design stages of a comprehensive website, which includes images and descriptions of Judd's studios and residences in Texas and New York, as well as critical biographical information on the artist and his breadth of work. |
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