Chinati Foundation, Texas

The town of Marfa, Texas, has been transformed by the presence of the New York artist Donald Judd, who established the Chinati Foundation there, along with his residence and studio complexes. Judd, who died in 1994, was an internationally-known minimalist artist, whose work turned more architectural in his later years. He bought the abandoned army installation south of town, along with numerous buildings in town, and installed permanent sculptures of his own, and by other artist friends of his. The nonprofit Chinati Foundation, which operates out of the old army base, has a residency program, and exhibits work of several artists.