The controversial Playboy Marfa sculpture is headed to Dallas.
Dallas Contemporary confirmed on its Facebook page that the West Texas piece will debut in April.
Over the summer, Playboy installed a 40-foot sign with a neon-lit bunny on Highway 90. The state ordered Playboy to remove its sign. The Texas Department of Transportation said it’s considered an advertisement and can’t be placed by a U.S. highway.
KERA covered the matter here and here.
Artist Richard Phillips told CultureMap Dallas that he sees his Playboy Marfa as “a beacon, a touchstone where all these different aspects of our lives — art, politics, sex — come together without contradiction.”
Here's a video that shows Playboy Marfa:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVUCg_7A4bs
