Roberta Smith on Donald Judd’s ARTnews Writings: ‘A Great Template for Criticism’
about 51 months ago (02/28/2020)
Roberta Smith on the Power of Donald Judd’s Criticism – ARTnews.com Skip to main content By Alex Greenberger Plus Icon Alex Greenberger Senior Editor, ARTnews View All February 28, 2020 1:04pm A page from ARTnews ’s October 1959 issue featuring Donald Judd's review of Yayoi Kusama's show at Brata Gallery. Courtesy Judd Foundation If Minimalist artist Donald Judd is known as a writer at all, it’s likely for one important text—his 1965 essay “Specific Objects,” in which he observed the rise of a new kind of art that collapsed divisions between painting, sculpture, and other mediums. But Judd was a prolific critic, penning shrewd reviews for various publications throughout his career—including ARTnews .