Art © Donald Judd Foundation/Bildupphovsrätt 2026, Sweden/VAGA, New York
Untitled
by Donald Judd
Artist
Donald Judd
(USA, 1928 - 1994)
Alternate Title
- Utan titel
Date1970
MediumAnodised Aluminium
Dimensions20,5 x 644 x 21 cm
Classification
Countries
Credit LineDonation 1973 (New York Collection)
Object NumberNMSK 2168
CollectionsThe New York Collection
The artwork is not on display
About the artwork"Half or more of the best works that have been produced in the last few years are neither paintings nor sculptures." That is what Donald Judd wrote in 1965, and as examples he mentions Frank Stella's paintings which take their outer form from their subject, Claes Oldenburg's gigantic everyday objects and Robert Rauschenberg's Monogram, which he calls "the goat with a tire round its belly". What Judd means, though he doesn't say it directly, is that his own work should also be included in this third category which he calls "significant objects". What, then, does the figure seven in his Untitled, dated 1956 tell us? And what direct influence does galvanised iron have on the soul? Instead the works are here, here and now, and speak for themselves, or are - in their own existence - sufficient unto themselves.
Signatures, inscriptions and marks
Stansat bak på balken på högra sidan: "BERNSTEIN BROS. INC."
Selected exhibition history
Implosion. Ett postmodernt perspektiv / A Postmodern Perspective (1987-1988)
Moderna Museet, Stockholm
Ny presentation av samlingen (2000-2002)
Moderna Museet, Stockholm
New York Collection for Stockholm (1973)
Moderna Museet, Stockholm
Objekt och kroppar i vila och rörelse (den 26 september 2015 - den 12 juni 2016)
Moderna Museet, Stockholm
The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues
New York Collection for Stockholm : Moderna Museet : oktober 27 - december 2, 1973Implosion : ett postmodernt perspektiv : [Moderna Museet, Stockholm : 24/10 1987 - 10/1 1988]
Bibliography
Smith, Brydon, Donald Judd, Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings, Objects and Wood-Blocks 1960-1974, Ottawa: National Gallery of Canada 1975, DSS 224.