Window Shopping
by Mike Schaffner
Title
Window Shopping
Artist
Mike Schaffner
Medium
Photograph - Photo
Description
The west Texas desert isn't the place you would visit to do street photography. However, if you put a Prada store out in the middle of it you'll find it draws an amazing array of people to photography. However, Prada Marfa isn't a real Prada store.It’s a permanent sculptural art installation by artists Elmgreen and Dragset. Wikipedia describes it as “The site-specific of Prada Marfa invites for a comparison with other art movements such as minimalism and land art, which are equally dependent on the site where they are placed. Prada Marfa relies almost entirely on its context for its critical effect. The “sculptural Intervention” can be interpreted as criticism of consumerism, luxury branding and gentrification, but whether intentionally or not, it is also argued it reinforces the capitalist values it criticizes.”
For the full story on this photo read my blog post about it at https://mikeschaffnerphotography.com/prada-marfa-and-street-photography-in-the-desert/
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May 3rd, 2022
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