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“Judd felt this deep need to critically justify and theorize around his work. So he wrote this essay called ‘Specific Objects,’ in which he drew a circle around this group of ‘Minimalist’ artists, but instead of calling their art ‘minimal,’ he says, no, these artists are making specific objects … the great line in the essay is an artwork “needs only to be interesting.” Like, creating visual interest is the only necessary goal of the artwork.” Read more...
Kyle Chayka, Art Historians, Critics & Curator
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Roomscapes
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