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Episode 1: La Virgen Comes to Marfa
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Length:
24 minutes
Released:
Sep 13, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
A lot of people call the journey to Marfa a pilgrimage. Tourists come from all over the world, driving hours through the desert to see places like Prada Marfa and Ballroom. Most notoriously, they come to see Donald Judd’s artwork at the Chinati Foundation.
On their way to the foundation, visitors pass right by a lesser known pilgrimage site, in the backyard of Ester Sanchez. An apparition of the Virgin of Guadalupe appeared on Ester’s pecan tree in 1997. And people came from around the world to see it. In this episode, you’ll hear the story of the Virgin’s arrival, and what happens when two pilgrimages, two Marfa worlds, collide.
Produced by Zoe Kurland, Sally Beauvais, and Elise Pepple.
Music: Refraction, Pulsars, and Encounter by Podington Bear.
On their way to the foundation, visitors pass right by a lesser known pilgrimage site, in the backyard of Ester Sanchez. An apparition of the Virgin of Guadalupe appeared on Ester’s pecan tree in 1997. And people came from around the world to see it. In this episode, you’ll hear the story of the Virgin’s arrival, and what happens when two pilgrimages, two Marfa worlds, collide.
Produced by Zoe Kurland, Sally Beauvais, and Elise Pepple.
Music: Refraction, Pulsars, and Encounter by Podington Bear.
Released:
Sep 13, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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