new york city at the height of his career left new york, he thought it was a harsh and glib environment that did not support artists or their art, and what he created has inspired this whole other group of artists, writers, film—makers, musicians to come and have a life here. the artists live and work at the museum, they have a studio space... jenny was one of those budding creative pilgrims, so impressed byjudd's work, she moved from new york to marfa with her young family. then there are these concrete blocks, judd's first works here, met with bemusement by many locals. some of the jokes were they look like culverts or cattle pens, and there was scepticism at first, but the local people who have come and walked on these pieces have a sense of belovedness towards them.