Table Object

Donald Judd, Table Object, 1967, folded stainless steel, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Woodward Foundation, 1976.108.66
Copied Donald Judd, Table Object, 1967, folded stainless steel, 20 1⁄8 x 24 x 2 5⁄8 in. (51.0 x 61.0 x 6.7 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Woodward Foundation, 1976.108.66

Artwork Details

Title
Table Object
Artist
Date
1967
Location
Dimensions
20 1⁄8 x 24 x 2 5⁄8 in. (51.0 x 61.0 x 6.7 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Woodward Foundation
Mediums
Mediums Description
folded stainless steel
Classifications
Subjects
  • Abstract
Object Number
1976.108.66
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1976.108.66

Artwork Description

Donald Judd was one of the first artists to employ industrial fabricators in the construction of his sculptures, and to use “nonart” materials including Plexiglas, aluminum, and plywood. He created hollow, boxlike forms that fixed to the wall, stacked in a tower, or progressed across the floor, often immense in scale and incorporating strips and planes of color. His boxes measure and contain empty space, encouraging the viewer to investigate the open and closed volumes. In Table Objects, Judd created two almost identical folded structures to explore the different surfaces of aluminum and steel.

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