Donald Judd at Christie's

Once upon a time (back sometime in 2006), I did a blog entry about a Donald Judd exhibit at Christie's. I recently received a comment on that post and discovered that most, maybe all, of the links weren't relevant any longer. While editing the original entry, I seem to have deleted both the post and my update.

So I'm trying again. Christie's now has a page listing all the works it has auctioned by Judd. To find these works, just enter Donald Judd in the search box in the upper right hand corner. For some reason, the first page shown will not likely show any results for this artist. So, just click on the Sold Lots link and you will see images of many works by Judd. What I really like is that once I clicked on any of the images, I could then enlarge them and examine the work more closely.

Warning: There are not really more than 700 works by Judd. The search results get a bit confused after a few pages, but this can lead you to examine works by many other artists, which is part of the fun.

I also found the Judd Foundation webpage, which has a greater range of works by the artist. There are also lots of links to explore, some about Judd and some not.

So now I'm a Lieutenant Commander

And this is my latest insignia.

Starlog: Data Entry Six.Two

At around 2:54 in the video “Exploring Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations” for 6.2, Scott Mantz says “You know, I'd like to think we're getting closer and closer to having IDIC here on Earth.” While it may sometimes seem as if his is a very optimistic view, given what seems like an increase in disrespect for others who don't look like us (whoever 'us' may be), there also seems to be a more positive approach to acceptance of the 'other'. This acceptance may not be as well publicized as the more negative view, but I see it in the support for refugees and immigrants in my small rural community. As people come to Canada and make their home here, as my ancestors did 230+ years ago, they will become part of the texture of the country. It may not be an easy process, and it is difficult to say what exactly it will look like. I would guess, and hope, that the difference might be that in the process we learn from each other and come to see that, in our 'Infinite Combinations', we are are all quite similar.