It’s tough to make a living in Marfa; as the saying goes in this Texas town, where I’ve lived on and off since 2015, most people wear several hats. Someone may give tours at the Chinati or Judd ...

Was Elmgreen & Dragset’s “Prada Marfa” (2005) more prescient than we thought? (photo by Marshall Astor, via Wikimedia) After artist Donald Judd moved to Marfa, Texas in 1971, he quickly transformed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It sticks out like a sore thumb: a tiny luxury boutique on the side of a barren stretch of highway in Far West Texas. The tiny ...

A new era is ahead for a 121-year-old theater in an iconic desert city.

A quick pit stop to catch a glimpse of a roadside attraction is a hallmark of any classic American road trip. While the skies above Marfa may be known for the area's "strange" lights, Texas has no ...

Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. THIRTY MILES OUTSIDE the West Texas town of Marfa is the world’s unlikeliest swimming pool: a 35-foot-tall rusted steel tank ...

It’s not hard to find an artist who is politically active—particularly nowadays—but it is far less common to find one who actually holds public office. Last week, painter Ann Marie Nafziger was ...

Marfa, Texas has quite the fan base of visitors from near and far alike. The small desert town is big on culture and outdoor recreation and offers plenty of stellar events and activities. If you're ...

Over the past six months, on a patch of desert ranchland outside Marfa, Texas, one man's mysterious vision has been taking shape. First, nine massive chunks of quarried black marble were trucked in ...