Iconic Outdoor Art
Prada Marfa /
The Lightning Fields
Iconic Outdoor Art
Discover two iconic outdoor art installations: Prada Marfa, a pop architectural project by Elmgreen & Dragset in the Mexican desert, and Walter de Maria’s The Lightning Field, a poetic sculpture in New Mexico’s high desert. Learn more about these captivating art experiences.
Prada Marfa
© PRADA Group
Sometimes, a place becomes almost synonymous with the art. Take the northern Mexican desert installation Prada Marfa by Elmgreen & Dragset for example. Dubbed a ‘pop architectural land art project’ by its creators, the faux store built following Prada’s boutiques aesthetic codes and was provocatively conceived to naturally deteriorate since 2005.
The Lightning Field
Walter De Maria, The Lightning Field, 1977. © Estate of Walter De Maria. Photo: John Cliett
The Lightning Field by Walter de Maria is ‘...a sculpture to be walked in as well as viewed...’ per the Dia Art Foundation, the institution which commissioned and maintains the art installation. Located in the high desert of western New Mexico, The Lightning Field offers a poetic experience for its visitors since 1977.