Alex Marks; Donald Judd, 100 untitled works in mill aluminum, 1982-86. Permanent collection, The Chinati Foundation, Marta, Texas. Donald Judd Art © 2026 Judd Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
The town’s always been accepting of newcomers, from Judd to his fellow artists. Robert Irwin—who went on to install his own permanent installation at Chinati in the late 2010s—was passing through West Texas in the 1970s on a cross-country road trip when he stopped at a gas…

