Judd Foundation
New York · USA
The Judd Foundation at 101 Spring Street in SoHo occupies the five-storey cast-iron building that Donald Judd purchased in 1968 and spent nearly three decades transforming into a total work of art. Every floor was arranged by Judd himself, integrating his own works alongside furniture of his own design, works by contemporaries — Flavin, Chamberlain, Stella — and the objects, books, and tools of daily life into a unified spatial environment unlike any other.
The building is particularly notable for the specificity of Judd's arrangement and the quality of the light that enters through its Venetian windows at each level. The influence of his Minimalist principles — the refusal to separate art from life, the insistence on permanent rather than temporary installation — is evident in every decision, from the timber floors to the plumbing fixtures.
Visiting 101 Spring Street is by guided tour only, which preserves Judd's insistence on the integrity of the arrangement. Tours sell out; book well in advance. Allow two hours.
Reviews
The most intellectually rigorous and visually extraordinary house I have visited. Judd's arrangement of the five floors — the light, the objects, the art — is a complete aesthetic world. Book well ahead.
An essential New York experience for anyone interested in Minimalism or contemporary art. The building and its contents are inseparable. The tour is brilliant — exactly the right way to see it.
One of the great artist's houses in the world. The integration of art, furniture, and daily life is completely convincing and unlike anything else. Sold out weeks in advance — book early.
The most intellectually rigorous and visually extraordinary house I have visited. Judd's arrangement of the five floors — the light, the objects, the art — is a complete aesthetic world. Book well ahead.
