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GALLERIES
MARFA
Solid graphite sculpture by Susan York, untitled sumi-e ink painting on primed canvas by Laszlo Thorsen-Nagel,
exhibitions 2d
Marfa
3 / BALLROOM MARFA
108 E. San Antonio / 432.729.3600 / www.ballroommarfa.org
Ballroom Marfa is a non-profit cultural space dedicated to presenting leading and cutting-edge
artists working in the visual arts, performance, film, and music. Ballroom Marfa seeks to
commission extraordinary work that is both site-specific and site-inspired; to enable profound
cultural happenings; and to share the creative landscape of the Big Bend with a diversity of
musicians and artists.
10 BIG BEND GALLERIES AND ARTISTS / 2016
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2 / AYN FOUNDATION (DAS MAXIMUM) BRITE BLDG.
107-109 N. Highland Ave. / 432.729.3315 / www.aynfoundation.com
Presenting “Last Supper” by Andy Warhol and “September Eleven” by Maria Zerres. Open 12-5
Thursday and/or Friday and Saturday or by appointment.
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1 / ARBER & SON EDITIONS
128 E. El Paso St. / 432.729.3981 / www.30x30cmproject.com
Tamarind Master Printer, Robert Arber has produced limited edition lithographs and woodcuts
for numerous internationally known artists including Donald Judd, Bruce Nauman, John
Baldessari, Ilya Kabakov, Richard Prince, Al Taylor and David Rabinowitch. Call for an
appointment.
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No town in the Big Bend region distinguishes itself quite like Marfa. With a
population of just over 2000, Marfa's eclectic energy far outweighs its size.
In the 1950s, the small ranching community was home to James Dean, Liz
Taylor and Rock Hudson during filming of Giant, Hollywood's epic movie about
ranching and oil. The town gained even more national attention in the 1970s
with the arrival of Donald Judd, a renowned contemporary minimalist artist who
was drawn to the sparse enormity of the landscape. The Chinati Foundation, a
contemporary art museum based on the work and ideas of Judd, opened in 1986.
Judd's established presence brought fellow art patrons and minimalist pilgrims
flocking to Marfa from every corner of the earth. They pour into Marfa each
October during Chinati Weekend.
Over the years, the town has developed a unique ability to bridge the space
between incongruities. Here, the weathered exteriors of a 1950s ranching town
contain the whitewashed interiors of fine contemporary art galleries. Here, a
Texas-born-and-raised cattle herder and a runaway art student dine at adjacent
tables in a restaurant that began in Manhattan. Cowboy hats and skinny j eans
inhabit the same spaces. And somehow, out here, it makes sense.
Marfa offers a world-class collection of contemporary art galleries, quirky and
delicious food, and a landscape that can change your life. For more information,
go to VisitMarfa.com.
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4 / CHINATI FOUNDATION
1 Cavalry Row / 432.729.4362 / www.chinati.org
Chinati is an internationally known contemporary art museum founded by minimalist artist
Donald Judd. It exhibits large scale installations by a limited number of artists on the grounds of
Fort D.A. Russell and in buildings in the town of Marfa. Chinati features paintings, sculptures,
poems, installations, drawings and other works by renowned artists Donald Judd, John
Chamberlain, Claes Oldenburg & Coosje van Bruggen, Dan Flavin, Ilya Kabakov, Roni Horn and
many more. Open Wednesday - Sunday. Guided tours daily. Reservations recommended.
5 / ETHERINGTON FINE ART
124 E. El Paso Street / 508.221.1053 / Wed to Sat 12-5 pm. / etheringtonfineart.com
Artists represented include minimalist and otherwise.
6 / EUGENE BINDER GALLERY
218 N. Highland Street / 432.729.3900 / binderart@ earthlink.net / eugenebinder.com
Contemporary art gallery. Call for exhibition hours.
7 / exhibitions 2d
400 S. Highland Ave. / 432.729.1910 / www.exhibitions2d.com
Carries continuing, rotating exhibits of work by ten artists across the U.S. with an emphasis on
reductive and minimal drawing and sculpture. Open Wednesday - Sunday
8 / FIELDWORK: MARFA
212 E. San Antonio Street / 432.729.1801 / fieldworkmarfa.org / info@
fieldworkmarfa.org
Fieldwork: Marfa is an international research program run by Les Beaux-Arts de Nantes / HEAD
Genéve. Consult website for featured artist listings.