
Prada Marfa is an art installation built in 2005 by Elmgreen and Dragset. Maison Gray, the photographer behind the piece above has this to say about the situation facing Prada Marfa currently..."The inside of the project cannot be accessed by the public and still holds the original interior. The installation is located 37 miles northwest of Marfa, Texas and has been an increasingly popular destination for many around the world visiting Marfa.
Marfa is known for having a ‘New York chic’ meets ‘cowboy cool’ art scene and blending southern charm with city charisma. The Prada installation has become a ‘pop-icon’ art piece, known for bending limits outside of the gallery and museum environment. Eight years after being built the Texas Department of Transportation has ruled Prada Marfa as an advertisement, rather than an art piece, and therefore illegal. This has started discussion as to whether Prada Marfa can be defined as art or advertisement, bringing into discourse once more the role of pop art in contemporary times." You can support the effort to save Prada Marfa by purchasing Maison Gray's photograph of the installation above, Pondering Prada Marfa, at the special price of $99, during this week only. 25% of the proceeds are going to Ballroom Marfa to help raise awareness about the current law in place declaring that Prada Marfa is an illegal outdoor advertisement, as well as to support the organization’s mission to champion and fund similar projects and artists. I just purchased the photograph myself and here's hoping a visit to Marfa can take place in the imminent future.