Books By Donald Judd, David Zwirner (Gallery) - Author

With the intention of creating straightforward work that could assume a direct material and physical "presence" without recourse to grand philosophical statements, Donald Judd (1928-1994) eschewed the classical ideals of representational sculpture to create a rigorous visual vocabulary that sought clear and definite objects as its primary mode of articulation. Judd began his practice as a painter in the late 1940s; however, he soon introduced three-dimensional elements into the surface of his work. His first sculptural objects took the form of shallow reliefs, and by 1963 he had begun to create freestanding works that were presented directly on the floor and the wall. Throughout his practice, Judd used materials such as plywood, steel, concrete, aluminum, and colored acrylic sheets and employed commercial fabricators in order to get the surfaces and angles he desired.

Flavin Judd is Artistic Director of Judd Foundation and the son of Donald Judd. He curates art installations and oversee