The remote Texan town of Marfa has a new gallery
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- 04 Oct 2020
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The Inde/Jacobs gallery is a stunning new minimalist building in the small town of Marfa.
You may have heard of the tiny town of Marfa in 2005, when artists Elmgreen and Dragset installed their Prada ‘store’/sculpture (pictured, below) on the outskirts of the town.
But, it was made first famous in the 1970s when minimalist artist Donald Judd began buying property and installing large installations around the town. Since Judd’s death in 1994, the town has become a centre for abstract art.
The story of the Inde/Jacobs gallery is told via a new book, Claesson Koivisto Rune in Marfa (Summit), featuring photographs by Åke E:son Lindman.
In recent years, most developments in Marfa have been renovations of existing structures, until now. The Inde/Jacobs gallery is one of the town’s first new buildings and brings a Swedish minimalism to the remote Texan town.
The gallery, which features work by artists including Judd and Dan Flavin, is designed by Stockholm-based architects Claesson Koivisto Rune with a minimalist aesthetic that echoes Judd’s art.
Positioned on a narrow lot, the gallery and a private house are separated by a shared courtyard. Through the use of angles and floating walls, the architects have played with perspective, making the building appear elongated.
