A three-year residence at the Dallas Contemporary of Richard Phillips’ Playboy Marfa is coming to a close. The Dallas Contemporary has announced that the piece, which was installed for Phillips’…
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Yesterday, the Dallas Contemporary announced that Pop artist Richard Phillips will be joining its board of directors. The New York artist has much history with the city and the museum.…
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For those who haven’t yet seen the latest issue of Vogue, there is a feature article on Ballroom Marfa’s new Executive Director Susan Sutton. Sutton, who assumed the position in…
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When it’s a battle between Art and the State, it can get ugly. Max Ernst vs. the Gestapo. Robert Mapplethorpe vs. Senator Jesse Helms. Ai Weiwei vs. the Chinese government.…
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When Prada Marfa was inaugurated it seemed self-evident that this would lead to a situation like we find today: johnny-come-lately corporate giant seizes upon the precedent and employs it to culturally legitimize advertising.
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Playboy Marfa, which was quickly installed this summer just outside of Marfa and almost as quickly received removal orders from Texas Department of Transportation (TxDot), will be moving down the…
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Equal Justice? Playboy Marfa Controversy Spreads to Prada Marfa
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonNow that the Playboy Marfa has been officially classified by the Texas Department of Transportation as an “illegal outdoor advertising sign,” someone has asked the inevitable question, “Aren’t the fake…
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When the Big Bend Sentinel broke the news on May 30 of the Playboy Marfa installation plans, the story quickly spread to the arts journals and arts blogs. It was…
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Bunny Update: Artist and Future Plans for Playboy Marfa Revealed
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonWhen the intended installation of a giant, neon Playboy bunny sculpture outside of Marfa was first discovered and revealed by the Big Bend Sentinel, it caused much curiosity. The sketches…