Donald Judd (1928–1994) is a landmark figure in twentieth-century American art who revolutionized our understanding of sculpture. Despite a lifelong antipathy to the term minimalism, he is considered a pioneer, theorist and key representative of the movement. His iconic objects were based on a few basic geometric forms. They were executed in a variety of materials and colors and evoke an astonishing range of atmospheres, spatial presences and aesthetic experiences. Judd lived in New York City and Marfa, Texas, where he founded the Chinati Foundation to preserve both his own work and that of other artists.
Photo: Jenni Carter. Courtesy Art Gallery of New South Wales
Thomas Demand
The Object Lesson
Kaldor Public Art Project 38
Group Exhibition in an exhibition space created by Thomas Demand, with works by John Baldessari, Bernd & Hilla Becher, Gilbert & George, Andreas Gursky, Donald Judd, Frank Stella
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
Through January 11, 2026
For the 38th Kaldor Public Art Project, John Kaldor has invited Thomas Demand to create an extraordinary exhibition space in the Art Gallery of New South Wales’ Naala Badu building, specifically designed to display the John Kaldor Family Collection in a whole new light. Demand, who is well known for his photographs, has become deeply interested in architecture and exhibition design. For this project, he turns his attention to the artworks in the Kaldor Collection and to the Art Gallery’s SANAA-designed building. Demand is familiar with SANAA’s practice, having made a series of research visits to their Tokyo studio. This project has been closely informed by his research.
The project features renowned artists from the Kaldor Collection of over 200 works, including Francis Alÿs, Christo, Gilbert & George, Andreas Gursky, Sol LeWitt, Robert Rauschenberg, Ugo Rondinone and Saskia Olde Wolbers.
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