Donald Judd – Colorist

This beau­ti­fully produced book and exhi­bi­tion cata­logue presents a rare and focused explo­ration of color in the work of Donald Judd — an element the artist consid­ered essen­tial but which has often been over­looked in crit­i­cal discus­sions. Published in conjunc­tion with the 2000 exhi­bi­tion at Spren­gel Museum Hannover (and later Kunsthaus Bregenz), Colorist brings together richly illus­trated exam­ples of Judd’s sculp­ture and furni­ture along­side thought­ful essays by William C. Agee, Martin Engler, and Dietmar Elger, as well as Judd’s own 1993 text on the subject.

Featur­ing 66 full-color illus­tra­tions and a detailed check­list, bibli­og­ra­phy, and exhi­bi­tion history, this volume offers deep insight into a lesser-empha­sized but vital aspect of Judd’s mini­mal­ist prac­tice. A must-have for collec­tors, design­ers, and anyone drawn to Judd’s bold formal language.