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VIDEO: A Different Kind of Art in Marfa, Texas

by Jerome Weeks 6 May 2011 1:51 PM

We’re talking knitting, furniture building and the Museum of Electronic Wonders and Late-Night Grilled Cheese Parlor. Donald Judd? Minimalism? Hey, this is crafty Marfa by Etsy.

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Every Wednesday night is craft night in Marfa, the 2,000-people West Texas town made famous by minimalist Donald Judd. A short documentary of the town’s non-Juddian arts scene by Marfa filmmaker Karen Bernstein,

About Jerome Weeks

Jerome Weeks is the Senior Arts Reporter/Producer for KERA. Previously at The Dallas Morning News, he was the book columnist for 10 years and the drama critic for 10 years before that. His writing has appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, Salon, Los Angeles Times, Newsday, American Theatre and Men’s Vogue magazines. View more about Jerome Weeks.