Posts Tagged ‘Prada Marfa’
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Photo: Prada Marfa At Sunset: Roadside Exhibit.
0December 22, 2009 by Citizen192
Off Highway 90, westbound, between Marfa, Texas and El Paso, Texas sits one of the most interesting pieces of landmark art I’ve ever seen. The Prada Marfa Boutique has no cashiers, is closed for commercial use, has a security camera, sits near a highway in the middle of absolute desolation and stands there with pride. Created by artists Elgreen & Dragset in 2005, Prada Marfa showcases shoes and bags — from the Prada 2005 collection — in a static environment, almost imprisoned by their isolation. Mountains serve as a backdrop, a barbed wire fence behind the building makes it clear
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