Capturing Marfa, The Photography of Allison V. Smith
To me, Marfa is not really about the art or the ranching or the remoteness - it is about the fact that all of that can coexist in one place at one time. The existence of all these things together takes on a life of its own. It's about walking down a quiet street with nothing on my mind - nothing at all - and not wanting to trade that experience for anything in the world. The photographs of Allison V. Smith capture that quality of Marfa better than any words ever could. You may be familiar with Smith's work which has been exhibited at Project Marfa, an annual Open House weekend show organized by the Barry Whistler Gallery. Pour yourself a drink, get comfortable, and take in the 'Marfa" album on Smith's website. [click the birds on wires when you're there.]
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"Space and light and order. Yhose are the things that men need just as much as they need bread and a place to sleep"
Le Corbusier
that's Marfa.
That's it exactly. There is a real order to the town itself, not just the art. The town has all of the classic ordering systems; main street, main intersection, railroad, town plaza, symmetry. Actually, I read that Judd selected Marfa as his residence because it was the most aesthetically pleasing small town in the west of which he knew.
She currently has a show in Galveston of the Marfa Photographs. check it out if you are down that way, Its at the Galveston Art Center I think through then end of May.
Thanks for the tip.
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