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In 1971, Donald Judd rented a house in Marfa. Over the next two decades he would become a major force in this small Texas town. Judd-related buildings dominate the center of town and land holdings by the Judd and Chinati foundations are in the hundred of thousand of acres. It's incredible how the vision of Judd and the investment by a few non-profit foundations have created a thriving economy based on art. It's difficult to i magine what Marfa would be like without Judd. Judd bought the Marfa bank in 1989. It became his Architecture Studio. Architecture Studio Building, Ground Floor Source: Donald Judd A Good Chaire is a Good Chair , Ikon Gallery Artillery Shed, Chinati Foundation In 1979, with assistance from the Dia Art Foundation , Judd bought 3 40 arc res of land , which included an abandoned Army base. The buildings ha ve been transformed into art spaces which now house permanent installations by Judd and one of his best friends...