ARTHI 6C Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Black Arts Movement, Donald Judd, Chinati Foundation
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Think that painting has too much baggage after abstract expressionism - turn to simple sculptures. What you see is what you get. Finish fetish- invested in the effects of surface. Invested in effects of light (light and space) Sunshine in ca, different than east coast. African american desire for self determination and nationhood. Engages with social environment around them, political, intentionally socially engaged. Sets the stage for protests against vietnam war. Artists move in and rent out whole floor -- then turns into coffee stops, tech companies, condos, high rents. Ironic that it turns into major consumer area. Donald judd = establisher, after leaving soho. Larger and more repetitive work w modularity and serialarity. Installation; entire room is one sculpture even if made uo of many pieces. Not for sale, unable to be marketed. Shared theme amongst all three movements: black arts, land arts, minimalism. Meaning of the work is the form. Color, shape, surface embodied by art sculpture.
