Marfa is the home of the Chinati Foundation started in 1979 (by Donald Judd) with initial assistance by the Dia Art Foundation of New York City. It is on 340 acres that used to be Fort D. A. Russell. It is very minimalist ....a contemporary art museum established to preserve and present permanent large scale installations. The emphasis being on art and surrounding landscapes...showing how they are inextricably linked.
It's not my cup of tea art-wise...but interesting just the same.
The town has dozens of upscale, quality art galleries. So...I'd say that Marfa is more "cosmo" in ambiance than nearby Alpine.
People from all over the world...especially New York come to Marfa to visit or live.
1. This old laundromat has been turned into the Marfa Vacation Rentals. Each apartment has a different colored door. They are 2 bedroom and 1 bath with a kitchen and are located in a great central part of town. The pictures I saw online of the inside are really nice.
2. Nice Bike!
3. Street scene.
4. Get it and go!
5. Liberty Hall. They have music and theatre presentations here. It likes kind of like an old fire station...or something.
6. Hardware store...gimmee that wagon wheel for my backyard!
7. Someone needs to save this old house!
8. Old jail entrance.
9. Old jail...it now houses the county extension offices.
10. A fence made from ocotillo cactus limbs....very cool...very thorny.
11. I love old adobe buildings.
12. Another old adobe.
1 comment:
Dear Mary,
Thanks for the 3 part series on Marfa. Who would have thought it was so artsy and cosmo? I liked the pic of the plaque honoring stage drivers. That is real Wild West stuff. Great hotel pics, too.
Love,
Dave
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