Big Bend Texas Galleries & Artists 2020 | Page 14

GALLERIES MARFA Exhibitions 2d Plein Air Bolton Landing, MIA MURATORI To Fort Davis Texas 37 17 Oak 18 14 11 7 28 3 30 ad Railro N orth Not to Scale Madrid Bonnie 8 33 9 15 20 32 22 2 10 35 5/ BIG BEND COFFEE ROASTER'S GALLERY 510 West San Antonio Street / 432.729.4503 / www.bigbendcoffeeroasters.com Hours: Monday-Friday 8AM to 3PM 6/ BLACKWELL SCHOOL ALLIANCE A former segregated school that served Mexican- American children from 1889 to 1965 in Marfa. A dedicated group of former students turned the original school house into a museum. 501 South Abbott Street / www.theblackwellschool.org Hours: Every Saturday 10AM to 4PM 31 El Paso 13 1 21 12 25 onio an Ant 23 36 26 4 16 5 S 34 27 24 s a 90 Dall 29 6 14 n To El Paso Galvesto 19 Lincoln 14 BIG BEND GALLERIES AND ARTISTS / 2020 17 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. Court House 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. The Marfa mystique teases visitors before ever reaching the city limits. Marfa Mystery Lights Viewing Area, just under 10 miles east of town is a great pre-entry point. Stop here to take in the sweeping plateau that has inspired generations of residents, from vaqueros and artisans to architects, each offering a variation on the theme of minimalism that permeates the plains. Stick around long enough for your eyes to adjust to the inky nighttime skies, and you might see more than a million glimmering stars. Perhaps you’ll glimpse the mysterious flashing orbs that people have struggled to define for decades. 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 jeans 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. Give in to the atmosphere, a mix of wind swept longing and isolation plus a dose of retrofitted futuristic inventiveness. For more information, go to VisitMarfa.com. Marfa 90 To Alpine 67 To Presidio 2/ ASHLEY ROWE 213 South Dean Street / Monday - Saturday 10- 6 / www.ashleyrowe.com Ashley Rowe is a designer whose retail space brings together the gallery, fashion and art. All design and production for the line happens with a small team locally in Marfa. 3 / 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. 4 / 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 siteinspired; to enable profound cultural happenings; and to share the creative landscape of the Big Bend with a diversity of musicians and artists. Open Wednesday - Saturday 10am-6pm, Sunday 10am-3pm. 7 / BROTHERS FINE ART MARFA 208 W. Texas St. / 432.729.4327 christa@brothersartmarfa.com Brothers Fine Art Marfa is located in an old original Marfa adobe home. The gallery presents contemporary art work from international, national, and Marfa artists with an emphasis on supporting creative spirits and on providing a welcoming atmosphere. Open Wed-Sat 10-6, or just knock! 8 / 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. 9/ CODY BARBER 203 East San Antonio / codybarber.work Hours: Thu-Sun 12-6 PM or by appointment 10/ CRAIG VINCENT SCHOWENGERDT 108 E. El Paso Street / 917.757.0798 / cvschowengerdt@gmail.com Sculpture art in Lewis Saul Building. Instagram: @cvssculpture. Call to view.