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27 Donald Judd Untitled (Lippincott) 1985 anodized aluminum, clear and green Plexiglas 9 7/8 x 60 x 9 7/8 in. (25 x 152 x 25 cm)
Provenance Margot Paz, Madrid Galerie Lelong, New York Nick and Vera Munro, Hamburg Paula Cooper Gallery, New York Private Collection Catalogue Essay In his 1964 essay, “Specific Objects”, Donald Judd carves out a space for himself in the world of art. Arguing against reductive labels such as “painting” and “sculpture”, Judd asserted that his recent berth of artistic constructions consisting of plywood, metal, colored Plexiglas and other materials be classified with a term of their own, “specific objects”. These assemblies of open three dimensional forms did not conform to the methods of the sculptor, but were manufactured with industrial means. In addition, as he made clear in the seminal years that followed, his creations were not to be analyzed by any artistic authority or criticized for their inherent value; they stand on their own, representatives unto themselves and self-evident in their meaning. “Color is like material. It is one way or the other, but it obdurately exists. Its existence as it is is the main fact and not what it might mean, which may be nothing” (Donald Judd 1993, from “Some Aspects of Color in General and Red and Black in Particular”, Donald Judd Colorist, Edited by Dietmar Elger, Ostinfildern, 2000). Untitled (Lippincott), 1985, reflects both Judd’s adherence to his artistic credo and his explorations of space and color. The four sets of vertical boxes seem to organize themselves in a geometrical pattern, dividing into three, then coalescing into a smaller original form, then splitting into two in the last compartment. The fascinating interplay of Judd’s interior green Plexiglas and the metallic of its surrounding aluminum creates a wealth of exploratory possibilities for the viewer, where perspective and light transform the standing characteristics of the present lot. Judd’s specific object inhabits a world of its own, making any type of label or categorization to seem a fruitless enterprise. It highlights both the importance and legitimacy of this and every artwork’s autonomy. Read More Artist Bio Donald Judd American • 1928 - 1994 Donald Judd was an American artist known for large-scale minimalistic sculptures, which he personally referred to as "specific objects." Though associated with Minimalism, Judd did not wish to be confined to this categorization and felt that his work was more complex. He utilized industrial materials and demonstrated the way in which they interacted with their surroundings, an effect he felt was more powerful than flat oil on canvas. Judd was more interested in the spacing of his pieces and the way viewers would interpret them than the importance of the pieces themselves. Inspired by architecture, the artist designed and produced his own furniture, predominantly in wood, and eventually hired a diverse team of carpenters late in his career. View More Works