Road Tripping

Recently saw a photo of PRADA Marfa on Tumblr and I thought...Marfa? Isn't that in Texas? Did the Google thing and found something that seems unreal.

If you knew about PRADA Marfa please stop reading HERE :-)
(And if you've visited or visit please send photos to key@sideofstyle.com for a blog post here)

But if you are as just as surprised as I am check this out (Scribbling "TO DO" on my TO DO LIST)---


"Prada Marfa is a permanently installed sculpture by artists Elmgreen and Dragset, situated 2.3 km (1.4 mi) northwest of Valentine, Texas, just off U.S. Route 90, and about 60 km (37 mi) northwest of the city of Marfa.The installation was inaugurated on October 1, 2005. The artists called the work a "pop architectural land art project." The sculpture, realized with the assistance of American architects Ronald Rael and Virginia San Fratello, cost US$80,000 and was intended to never be repaired, so it might slowly degrade back into the natural landscape.This plan was deviated from when, three days after the sculpture was completed, vandals graffitied the exterior, and broke into the building stealing handbags and shoes. A few days after Prada Marfa was officially revealed, the installation was vandalized. The building was broken into and all of its contents (six handbags and 14 right footed shoes) were stolen, and the word "Dumb" and the phrase "Dum Dum" were spray painted on the sides of the structure. The sculpture was quickly repaired, repainted, and restocked. The new Prada purses do not have bottoms and instead hide parts of a security system that alerts authorities if the bags are moved."
---Wikipedia