The installation by Elmgreen & Dragset has been turned into a single-work museum

The Texas Department of Transportation reached an agreement last week with the foundation Ballroom Marfa to preserve the sculpture

The conceptual storefront Prada Marfa, 2005, by Elmgreen & Dragset, has a new lease on life. The Texas Department of Transportation reached an agreement last week with the foundation Ballroom Marfa to preserve the sculpture after nearly one year of negotiations. The government threatened to shut down the work because it could be considered an illegal roadside advertisement under state law. To resolve the problem, the foundation plans to lease the land underneath Prada Marfa and register it as an art museum.....Continue Reading

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