Prada Marfa | |
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Artist | Elmgreen & Dragset |
Year | 1 October 2005 |
Type | Adobe, plaster, paint, glass panes, aluminum frames, MDF, carpet |
Dimensions | 15 ft × 25 ft (4.6 m × 7.6 m) |
Location | U.S. Route 90, Jeff Davis County, Texas |
30°36′12″N 104°31′07″W / 30.60346°N 104.51850°W |
Prada Marfa is a permanent sculptural art installation by artists Elmgreen & Dragset, located along U.S. Route 90 in Jeff Davis County, Texas, United States, 1.4 miles (2.3 km) northwest of Valentine, and about 26 miles (42 km) northwest of Marfa.[1] The installation, in the form of a freestanding building—specifically a Prada storefront—was inaugurated on October 1, 2005. The artists described the work as a "pop architectural land art project."[2]
Realized with the assistance of American architects Ronald Rael and Virginia San Fratello,[3] the construction cost $120,000. The original intent was that the building would not be repaired, but would rather gradually degrade into its surroundings.[4] This plan was revised after vandals graffitied the exterior and stole its contents, the night the sculpture was completed.[4]
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