Judd's dictum

proper noun

The position that anything is art as long as somebody calls it art.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. artThe position that anything is art as long as somebody calls it art.

Origin

Stated by US sculptor Don Judd.

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Judd's dictum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Judd's%20dictum

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“Judd's dictum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Judd's%20dictum. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Judd's dictum,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Judd's%20dictum.

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