We drove from El Paso on a clear Sunday to visit this west Texas art installation. The Prada "store" is on Highway 90, west of I-10 and approximately 1.25 miles outside of Valentine, Texas. Marfa is located about 60 or so miles further down the highway. Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset conceived, designed, and installed the piece, which was completed in October 2005.According to their website (www.pradamarfa.com), the piece is located on desolate ranching land with no other visible trace of civilization. As one drives toward the artwork it will appear to be a large minimalist sculpture, as one gets closer it will look like a luxury boutique where a display of Fall 2005 high-heel Prada shoes and bags will be seen through the store front windows. Yet, one cannot open the door, it is a sealed time capsule and will never function as a place of commerce.It goes on to state that we purposefully will not preserve Prada Marfa, it will eventually become a ruin so that even in a future decayed state it will remain relevant to the time in which it was made, Fall 2005, precisely because it has aged.