A year earlier, in his fundamental essay "Specific Objects," Judd also tried to explain that what he called "the new work" was in no way minimal, reductive, "anti-art," "
ABC art," or any of the other words and phrases (e.g., "Primary Structures") invented to suggest extreme simplicity: [1]
Between November 2011 and January 2012, more than 16,200 readers voted online through the
ABC Arts Gateway and at their local libraries to choose eight titles, one for each state and territory, which would provide the basis for Australia's biggest book group in 2012.