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Prada Marfa is located relatively close to Donald Judd's Chinati Foundation. The site-specificity of Prada Marfa invites for a comparison with other art movements such as minimalism and land art, which are equally dependent on the site where they are placed. Prada Marfa relies almost entirely on its context for its critical effect. [7]
In this week's Weird West Texas series, we explore the origins of the Prada Marfa, a tiny art installation modeled after a Prada boutique.
The Chinati Foundation is located on 340 acres (1.4 km 2) of land on the site of former Fort D. A. Russell in Marfa, Texas, and in some buildings in the town's center. Donald Judd first visited Marfa, Texas, in 1971, and moved himself from New
Building 98 at Fort D. A. Russell is the historic US army base bachelor officer quarters, officers club, and grand ballroom near Marfa, Texas; it was active from 1911 to 1946.
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Deep in the Chihuahuan high desert, Marfa was colonized in 1979 by minimalist sculptor Donald Judd, who purchased a compound of decommissioned military buildings and transformed them into austere ...
Houston Museum of Natural Science. This list of museums in Texas encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
Valentine is located in western Jeff Davis County along U.S. Route 90. The highway leads northwest 38 miles (61 km) to Interstate 10 at Van Horn, and southeast 35 miles (56 km) to Marfa. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.49 square miles (1.26 km 2), all land. [4]