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Chinati Summer Shake-Up 2020

This summer, the Chinati Foundation will offer free online art projects for young artists near and far. We'll focus on the process of making art every Monday, Wednesday and Friday as part of this year's Summer Shake Up.

Artillery Shed Renovation

This post features a small collection of images documenting the south artillery shed and the construction of its roof in 1983.

Concrete Works: Installation

This post features rarely-seen contact sheet images from the early 1980s that document the installation of the concrete works

Cavalry at Camp Marfa, Part 1

This post features the first of two series of images shot by Sergeant Bernard Langhoop documenting life at Camp Marfa in 1927.

Claes Oldenburg & Coosje van Bruggen, Mock-up

These images show the 1988 installation of a plywood mock-up for  Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen's  Monument to the Last Horse, a work permanently installed at Chinati in 1991.

Judd retrospective opens at the Museum of Modern Art, New York

March 1–July 11, 2020

Judd, the first US retrospective of Donald Judd’s work in over thirty years, brings together sculpture, painting, drawing, and rarely seen works from throughout his career to survey the complete evolution of the artist’s remarkable vision.

Chinati loans horizontal wall work, or "progression," to MoMA for Judd retrospective

From March 1–July 11, 2020, the Museum of Modern Art in New York will host a retrospective of the work of Donald Judd. The Chinati Foundation has loaned a horizontal wall work, also known as a "progression," from our permanent collection for this important exhibition.

New Publication—Chinati: The Vision of Donald Judd, Second Edition

A comprehensive history of the museum and catalogue of the collection, this book is the only volume dedicated to the Chinati Foundation.

Sunset at Chinati

Saturday, February 15, 2020

The Chinati Foundation invites everyone to a special sunset viewing of Donald Judd’s 100 works in mill aluminum and 15 freestanding works in concrete as well as Robert Irwin’s untitled (dawn to dusk) from 5:00 to 6:30 pm on Saturday, February 15, 2020.

Paint Making-January 18, 2020

The Chinati Foundation is pleased to host Marfa artist Nick Terry for a free paint-making workshop from 9am to 2pm on Saturday, January 18. This introductory workshop provides participants with the skills, materials and knowledge to make water-based paints. They'll also gain an understanding of this versatile and timeless media.

Sunset at Chinati

Friday, November 29, 2019

The Chinati Foundation invites everyone to a special sunset viewing of Donald Judd’s 100 works in mill aluminum and 15 freestanding works in concrete as well as Robert Irwin’s untitled (dawn to dusk) from 5 to 6 pm on Thursday, November 29, 2019.

Donald Judd, untitled works in plywood, 1978 / Barnett Newman, Notes (I–XII), 1968

Currently on view

Currently on view at Chinati are rarely seen works from the museum’s permanent collection by Donald Judd and Barnett Newman.