Marfa 2025 Day 2

 Hi,

Here are some images from my second day at Marfa. What I have learned is what an incredible man Donald Judd was, not for his artwork but for his development of these spaces to hold his work and others. He has something like 20 buildings in town, plus thousands of acres of land around Marfa he is preserving. The buildings are all beautiful and pristine. I think I like them better than Judd's sculptures- sorry to all you Judd fans out there, but that is just my opinion. 

On this day, we took another tour of one of the properties, called The Block. And again, I can't take photos myself, so what you are mostly seeing are images from the Judd Foundation website. You can visit there if you'd like to see more or view videos of the spaces.

Approaching the Block

Gate to the Block

Inside the block looking at the gate we came in

Off to the right of the courtyard above

On the other side of the courtyard behind the building there. 

The walls. You can find these walls in all of the places Judd developed.

They are a combination of Adobe interiors and concrete grout. 

Another view of the courtyard

The house in the previous image is where Judd mostly lived when he was here, but it sounds like he traveled a lot and slept in many different places.

First room we saw

Judd was a big reader and this is one of his libraries.

More of his work

Notice the bed in the corner. Every place we when there were beds.

On the way down the street toward The Block

The granary across the street from The Block

Town Hall

This was on the wall outside the feed store - I liked it.

I hope you all enjoyed going to Marfa with me. I am tired from this trip and glad to be coming home today. See you all soon.

Hugs,

Susan