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Marfa Book Company

PHOTOGRAPHY BY John Jernigan

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Marfa resident Peggy O’Brien peruses the selection at the Marfa Book Company.

Tim Johnson, a Nashville native turned longtime Marfa resident, is the owner and manager of the Marfa Book Company. Johnson shares with us a few of the goods—besides books—that can be found in this focal point of the community, now located inside the Hotel Saint George. marfabookco.com

By TIM JOHNSON with ALANA SALISBURY


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Rabbitneck Objects

Lustig Ring and Green Kepes Cuff
$155–$220

This acrylic jewelry is handmade in Brooklyn by artist, art director, and
New Mexico native Laura Tiffin. Even though Tiffin’s jewelry takes inspiration
from the Swiss Style, art deco, Bauhaus, and de Stijl movements of the early- to mid-twentieth century, her choice of bright colors is equally reminiscent of the 1980s.

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Eileen Myles

Aloha/irish trees vinyl record, $30

Eileen Myles has published several novels and books of poetry over the past four decades, including the forthcoming Afterglow. This limited edition vinyl LP is a collection of new and old poems, some of which have never been printed before. Aloha/irish trees came out in May and was produced by Fonograf Editions, a vinyl record-only poetry press.

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Benoit Platéus

Sculpture, $1,200

Belgian-born Benoit Platéus has exhibited his work in painting, photography, and sculpture in numerous countries. These small resin sculptures were made for an exhibition at the Marfa Book Company and are based on bottles
that store photo chemicals used in traditional darkroom printing.

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Norden

Monhegan Candle,$55

Norden is a California-based home goods company and the producer of wonderful scented candles. Inspired by a trip to the coast of Maine, the Monhegan candle has notes of sandalwood, tobacco, cinnamon, and leather.

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August Etta

The Etta Tunic, $175

August Etta is a collaboration between designer Katrina Jane Perry and the Mendez family of textile artisans from the Oaxaca Valley in Mexico. Each textile is produced by hand on a loom, and takes as many as four days to complete. August Etta donates 5 percent of all profits to Fundación En VÍa, a
Oaxaca-based nonprofit supporting social and community development in the region.

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Chinati: The Vision of Donald Judd

Monograph, $75

This book, published by Yale University Press, is a thorough pictorial and textual survey of Donald Judd’s innovative and internationally admired public-art institution in Marfa, the Chinati Foundation.

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Moritz Landgrebe

Sculptures, $950

Moritz Landgrebe is a Marfa-raised artist and designer who works with steel rods and powder coating to produce distinct art objects in a manner partially derived from concrete and kinetic art.