Donald Judd was one of the most important exponents of American Minimal Art. Among the lesser-known aspects of his work are the numerous built architectural projects in which he explores the relationship between architecture art, furniture, and landscape. One particular location was of great significance to Judd's architectural work: Fort D.R. Russell, a former US military base in the Chihuahuan desert on the southern edge of the pioneer town of Marfa, Texas. Judd acquired the fort and other structures in Marfa which he systematically converted into one of the largest ensemble collections of contemporary art in the world.
This new edition updates and expands on the successful book of 2007. It presents two additional building complexes southwest of Marfa and includes a new epilogue by the author, which places Judd's built architectural work from its beginning at 101 Spring Street, Judd's studio and residence in New York, and the structures in Marfa in a contemporary context.
Introduction: Foreword by Richard Guy Wilson
A Note about the Drawings
Donald Judd's Architecture in Marfa, Texas
La Mansana de Chinati
The Artillery Sheds
The Arena
The Chamberlain Building
The Architecture Studio
The Whyte Building
Las Casas, of Ayala de Chinati
Index of Donald Judd's Architectural Work
Acknowledgements
Bibliography and Credits
Urs Peter Flückiger ist gebürtiger Schweizer und lebt mit seiner Familien in Lubbock, Texas. Neben seiner beruflichen Tätigkeit als Architekt lehrt er an der Texas Tech Universitiy in Lubbock und hat zwischen 2001 und 2005 mit seinen Studenten Judds Gebäude in Marfa aufgemessen und umfassend dokumentiert und gezeichnet.
