Elmgreen and Dragset’s Prada Marfa Threatened by Texas State Law

September 24th, 2013

The same statute that forced the removal of a Playboy installation in Marfa earlier this year is currently threatening the well-known Prada Marfa installation, The Guardian reports.  Texas officials have declared the Elmgreen and Dragset installation an illegal advertisement, and is currently exhibited without permits or licenses, but are searching for an amiable resolution to the issue.  “We want to find a solution to this,” said Texas Department of Transportation Spokesperson Veronica Beyer. “We know people want to see art in this great state, but it has to be legal.”Read more at The Guardian