Events

A musical performance by Eleanor Friedberger, one half of indie duo The Fiery Furnaces

This event celebrates the one-year anniversary of Fieldwork Marfa, an international researcher-in-residence program in Marfa Tx. The program will include screenings, discussions, lectures, and will feature the residents as well as scholars and artists working in the fields of public art and art in the landscape.

Asif Kapadia’s documentary about legendary Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna is the final event in the Autobody program.

Ballroom Marfa presents three movies as part of the Autobody Film series: Matthew Barney’s HOIST, Claude le Louche’s RENDEZ-VOUS, and Kevin Jerome’s THE PRITCHARD. Please note that HOIST is for mature audience only.

Ballroom Marfa present their annual New Year silent movie, with live accompaniment.

A lecture with Lawrence Weschler on digital animation of the face.

An evening of short films with David Fenster.

Dos Pocitos: Saints and Sinners in a Border Wasteland, a new play about life on the border set twenty years in the future.

Bluegrass musicians Sara and Sean Watkins of Nickel Creek were joined by Michael Nesmith and Fiona Apple for an evening of music.

The Chinati Foundation offered the oppurtunity to hear world-renowned photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto speak on his work, as well as historian Arie Gartog speak on the work of sculptor Jean Arp.

The West Texas debut of the musical about the life of Kinky Friedman, the iconoclastic Texas musician, author and politician.

The opening reception and screening of Kelly Nipper’s film, as well as screenings of the Art in the Auditorium films.

An hour-long documentary on the town of Marfa, locally produced by Joe Cashiola and Chris Hillen for the PBS affiliate in Austin, KLRU.

Marfa participants wrote, directed, rehearsed and performed approximately eight one-act plays in twenty-four hours.