CHINATI FOUNDATION

It's harder to visit Donald Judd's art foundation than it is to enter the U.S. central bank... Schedules are very particular and subject to change (ask before you come), and you'll never be left alone to visit the works on display here. With the exception of Judd's concrete works scattered around the grounds (for which you also have to pay a visit fee), you won't be allowed to stay a single second without a deer by your side. Some would say that all this has become far too pretentious since the bohemian beginnings of the 1970s... Let's go back to those days. In the late 1970s, New York minimalist artist Donald Judd bought a former US military base to exhibit his work and that of his minimalist friends Dan Flavin and John Chamberlain. In 1986, the Chinati Foundation opened its doors. The collection soon diversified to include works by Ilya Kabakov, Carl Andre, David Rabinowitch and others.

Each artist has his or her own space in one of the renovated buildings on the military base. The most comprehensive guided tour lasts around 4 hours (with a lunch break) and involves some walking. If you can't attend the two guided tours on offer, opt for the self-guided tour of Judd's works. Despite the price and the close supervision, which break the magic a little, the aluminum works are magnificent in their giant setting. If minimal art isn't your thing, take a tour of the concrete installations.