Before the Builders Arrive, Marfa Opens Its Doors

The Chinati Foundation held its yearly gathering in Marfa, Texas, with a substantial overhaul of the grounds waiting on the other side of the weekend. The crowd that made the trip out to West Texas mixed names from the art world, names from film, and the homegrown characters who give that corner of the country its particular flavor, alongside the people who actually live there. For anyone on the island who keeps a collection and keeps an eye on where the collecting class travels, it was the sort of weekend worth noting.

With reporting from Vanity Fair.