Brooklyn, Day 4 3/22/19

 Today we had another day devoted to art.
 We met our friend, Weldon, at 101 Spring Street, the home of the Judd Foundation in NY. It involved a tour of the 5-story cast-iron building that Judd bought in the 60s.
   Each floor had a purpose. The ground floor was for exhibiting work. The second floor was his studio. The third floor was a kitchen/dining room. The fourth floor was a living room and the 5th room was for bedrooms. When he and his wife moved to Marfa, Texas, most of their personal items went with them, but he did return to Spring Street periodically to stay. A working artist showed us around on the 90 minute tour. There were less than a dozen of us, so it was very personal.
  The works remained as they were installed by Judd. He identified the building on Spring street as a source of permanent installation, something he later sought on a grander scale in Marfa.
   It was great to be with Weldon because he's an artist and knew all about the art scene at Judd's time. Judd did not approve labels like "minimalist" or even "sculptor." He called his creations "objects" instead. It was very thought-provoking. He did not like furniture to touch walls, so everything stood apart from walls to make them stand separately. We were not allowed to take photos, which was too bad as it's hard to describe the space in words.
   We also wandered by 59 Crosby Street where Weldon rented a huge loft for several years and where we visited him several times.
   Then we went to a little restaurant (Gatsby's) in Soho where we were able to talk for hours and catch up with Weldon. Around 5, we went our separate ways. We picked up a "minimalist" meal for dinner. (cereal!)
   And, when we got "home" we went across the street to Sunset Park to catch the views of Manhattan and the sunset. It was very blustery and chilly, so we did not linger.