Prada Marfa continues to come under attack
Originally Prada Marfa was meant to be an art project by Elmgreen & Dragset that stands nearly 50 kilometers northwest of the the small Texas town of Marfa which has a population of 2,121. Since the projects inception vandals have continued to destroy the work of Berlin-based artists Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset. Prada Marfa is sculptural reconstruction of a Prada store, complete with actual Prada shoes and bags from the...
Deptford X
Now in its twelfth successful year and most ambitious to date, Deptford X has invited Mark Titchner (short- listed for the Turner Prize in 2006) and local resident as this year’s lead artist. Interested in art that will that ‘tap into the fabric of everyday life in Deptford’ Titchner has composed a statement of intent, as well as producing large-scale billboard works, some departing from his familiar text-based...