Marfa, Marfa: Rasquachismo and Minimalism in Far West Texas - Couverture souple

Franco, Josh T.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1478039213 ISBN 13 : 9781478039211

Editeur : Duke University Press, 2026

Synopsis

Marfa, Texas, is a world-renowned art pilgrimage site. When Donald Judd moved there in 1971, he permanently installed works of art in and around the town. Catalyzed by Judd’s presence, the small southwestern town is now home to galleries, arts foundations, festivals, and studios. In Marfa, Marfa, Josh T Franco examines the minimalist frameworks and aesthetic paradigms Judd brought to Marfa and how they intersect with the rasquache sensibilities of the area’s Chicanx, Mexican American, and Catholic communities. Franco draws on his own family history in the town as well as Marfa’s complex history, culture, and memory, analyzing archival documents alongside the arts institutions that gave rise to the town’s identity. Marfa, Marfa employs a decolonial and experimental method to examine minimalist and Chicanx art through objects for public display, local dialects, and domestic observations, ultimately demonstrating Marfa’s unique role as a crossroads for minimalism and rasquachismo.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Josh T Franco is an independent artist and art historian.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Duke University Press
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1478039213
• ISBN 13: 9781478039211
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 194
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible