Eight years after opening, the faux Prada store that's helped put Marfa, Texas, on the map as a hotbed of art and architecture has been labeled by the Texas Department of Transportation as an "illegal outdoor advertising sign," one in violation of the 1965 Highway Beautification Act. "If it really is against the regulations, they should have found out in 2005 when it was erected," says Michael Elmgreen, the artist. [NYT via Flavorwire; previously]
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