Untitled 1978

Editor: Here we have Donald Judd's "Untitled," a print from an unknown date, housed at the Harvard Art Museums. It's a minimalist line drawing of a rectangular box. What strikes me is its stark simplicity, almost austere. What do you see in this piece? Curator: It’s a ghost of a box, isn't it? Judd, in his rebellious way, was stripping away the superfluous. It’s about the essential form, the space it contains. It feels like a blueprint for a sculpture that never came to be or maybe the idea is enough? Editor: So, it's the concept rather than the execution that's important here? Curator: Precisely! What does this spareness evoke for you? A sense of calm? Or perhaps a hint of the infinite? Editor: Definitely calm. I can see how Judd challenges our perception of space and form, leaving us with a sense of peace. Curator: And in that quiet contemplation, perhaps we glimpse the essence of art itself.