Yesterday we published Arie Bouman’s interview with Leigh Arnold, curator at the Nasher Sculpture Center, about a show Arnold is working on about women and Land art. Although several women made significant…
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For West Texans curious about the future of Marfa, the Chinati Foundation will present a Master Plan Symposium this Saturday, April 29, at the Crowley Theater from 9am-1pm. The Chinati…
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Choreographer, dancer, and visual artist Trisha Brown died on Saturday in San Antonio. She had been treated for vascular dementia since 2011, reports The New York Times. A founding member…
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A few weeks ago, the Judd Foundation and David Zwirner Books released Donald Judd Writings, the most comprehensive collection of the artist’s writings assembled to date. The publication includes Judd’s…
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For those hitting the art fairs (the Houston Art Fair and the Texas Contemporary) this weekend—save some energy! Next weekend, the Chinati Foundation is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Chinati’s entire…
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California artist Robert Irwin’s permanent piece for the old hospital building at Fort D.A. Russell in Marfa has been in the works for years, but as it nears actual construction,…
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Chinati Weekend is coming! From 5-10pm on Friday evening, studios and galleries in downtown Marfa will be open with exhibitions and performances. On Saturday, there will be a big reception…
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Few communities are close-knit enough to call to order an annual gathering and feast to celebrate each other and their space in the world, but Marfa, TX is one of…
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Just as man evolved from apes, each new work is another instance of Schwarz applying Schwarz, like barbecue sauce, to new situations.
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According to an email broadcast last week, The Chinati Foundation’s John Chamberlain Building needs roof repairs, the adobe and concrete walls need patching, and the Donald Judd-designed wooden doors and…
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Noting the “almost half dozen features” published in the NY Times about Marfa in the past three years, NPR‘s Neda Ulaby joins the scrum, outlining the tiny town’s makeover as…
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Dallas art writer and collector June Mattingly’s new e-book The State of the Art: Contemporary Artists in Texas, is out-available for Nook, Kindle and iPad. Mattingly, a Dallas artworld fixture…
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A new community garden is growing at the Chinati Foundation out in Marfa, full of organic vegetables, flowers, and natural dye plants. Chinati staff, community volunteers, and area students involved…
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Big Ol’ Horseshoe Getting Older, Chinati Seeking Donations to Restore Desert-Ravaged Oldenburg Monument
Since 1991, Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen’s Monument to the Last Horse has stood at the center of the Chinati collection, a bit of cornball figuration amid arid transcendentalism,…
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A $120,000 grant from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) will enable the Chinati Foundation to enhance its education, public program, and outreach efforts to benefit Marfa…
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The Chinati foundation is celebrating its new director, Thomas Kellein on Tuesday, March 29. Refreshments will be served amid the John Chamberlain sculptures from 5:30-7pm. Kellein, a Judd scholar, begn…