Donald Judd
White Box
April 25-May 21
UO in Portland
24 NW First Ave.
From the outside, the work of artist Donald Judd is seamless. But each piece tells a story of how one of the most influential American minimalist artist used others to fabricate his work. An exhibition of Donald Judd works are featured in the University of Oregon in Portland’s White Box through May 21.
In addition to two floor and two wooden wall pieces, the exhibit features the personal archives of Peter Ballantine, Judd’s longtime fabricator. The archives include Judd’s drawings, instructions, photos and letters. A short documentary about Judd’s life and work is also being screened in the Gray Box.
The exhibition will be part of the First Thursday art walk from 5 to 8 p.m. on May 6.
The works, from 1963 to 1989, include a bright red floorpiece constructed of Douglas Fir plywood with 27 dividers, a stainless steel, wire and amber-colored transparent plexiglas floorpiece, an unpainted single-unit Douglas fir wallpiece and a two-unit unpainted Douglas fir wallpiece.
The White Box is open from noon to 6 p.m., Tuesdays to Saturdays.