Donald Judd - Architecture in Marfa, Texas

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