Prada Marfa contemporary art sculpture. Valentine. Texas. USA
Prada Marfa is a permanently installed sculpture by artists Elmgreen and Dragset situated miles ( km) northwest of Valentine Texas, just off Highway 90 (US 90), and about 26 miles (42 km) northwest of the city of Marfa. The installation was inaugurated on October 1, 2005. The artists called the work a "pop architectural land art project". Designed to resemble a Prada store, the building is made of "adobe bricks, plaster, paint, glass pane, aluminum frame, MDF and carpet. The installation's door is nonfunctional. On the front of the structure there are two large windows displaying actual Prada wares, shoes and handbags, picked out and provided by Miuccia Prada herself from the fall/winter 2005 collection; Prada allowed Elmgreen and Dragset to use the Prada trademark for this work. The sculpture was financed by the Art Production Fund (APF) and Ballroom Marfa, a center of contemporary art and culture.
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Location: Prada Marfa, 90, Valentine, TX, United States
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License: Licensed
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