It is for art lovers, nature lovers, a break from the city to go star gazing, sit quietly, eat good food, drink good coffee…and contemplate. Donald Judd was at the height of his career when he left New York for the least populated place he could find on the map of the United States. Enter Marfa, a town he helped to cultivate that provided the space to create his large piece artwork and have it exist in relation to the landscape and the sky. He invited his best friend and fellow artist, Dan Flavin, to create works and install them in several buildings of the old army barracks Judd purchased for live/work space. This past spring break, we flew from LA to El Paso and then got in the car and drove. Few nights in Marfa and several more in nearby Big Bend National Park. Did the soul some good.

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