Wrong Marfa

Back in 2001, Buck and Camp, the cofounders of @wrongmarfa , decided to test their burgeoning three-month-old relationship with a road trip out west. What started as a pit stop in Marfa ended up being a more permanent stay when they fell head over heels for the tiny town. Today, their multihyphenate storefront, gallery, and bar occupies a 2,000-square-foot space in the center of town, which formerly housed the town’s barber shop, car dealership, and most recently, the local newspaper’s headquarters. Now, the structure’s original windows light up with the bright desert sun, bouncing off lacquered hot pink floors—Johnston’s signature touch. “All artwork looks good with a pink floor,” the former graphic designer says. A 1930s chandelier from the Hotel Paso del Norte in El Paso hangs above a custom asterisk-shaped table, giving patrons ample room to admire curated wares on each of the table’s wings. Though the couple claim that Wrong’s evolution has unfolded off the cuff—“We just fell into it, and it worked,” Johnston says—their keen curatorial eye and the community they’ve built solidifies Wrong as a Marfa mainstay. “If we get pushback, we know we’re doing something right,” Bosworth confirms. For our annual American design issue, we rounded up five galleries from across the country that are pushing the design scene forward. Check them all out at the link in our bio. – Photos by @alexmarksphoto Story by @dirtytrent

This needs to live on our feed, but, more, better photos, coming. History: These are from drops or pieces of wood Camp has had forever. Too beautiful for firewood, so spoons they are. Wood he has had for 30+ years. Woods: Osage, black walnut, cherry, pecan, mesquite, mahogany, mystery woods. Each piece is carved according to how it spoke to Camp — getting around knots, splits and checks. ALL 250 will be on the table starting Friday, November 28. Prices range $30-100. We have a few lefties! We have EVERYONE IN MARFA IS HAVING A BABY spoons. A lot of those … because! We have WEIRD TOO SEXY WE DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO spoons. Some ladles. Many flat spatulas like what we use daily for eggs and rice and more. Lotsa good ol’ everyday spoons. If you are not in Marfa and want a spoon, please DM us and we promise to make you happy. Things are a little nuts right now. We might have a lot going on. We love you and are forever thankful to every single one of you. Lastly, these spoons are meant to be used! Do it!!! Keep them oily and please use them. Make a meal for your lover, your baby, your dearest. It will mean a lot to us. @campbosworth the best person, the most romantic person ever!!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

For these trying times French cigarettes back in stock. 2-12” Only at Wrong @campbosworth

A night worth remembering. Pickle dip, pizza puttanesca, cake rake cake. Japanese knife, salt, napkins.

Good morning from Marfa, Texas, where the weather is absolutely perfection. Please join us this Friday, April 24, 5-7 pm Jean Goehring IF YOU SEE SOME THING, SAY SOME THING 18 new paintings  Using a variety and mix of oils, inks, enamels in plaster on canvas & wood, burlap, beeswax and hi-density foam, Jean has created 18 otherworldly, sculptural abstractions. Each piece deserves just a moment to suck you in and get lost in its crazy beautiful landscape.  Jean Goehring is an artist based in Marfa, Texas whose work is focused on abstraction. Jean received a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts degree at the University of Texas, and attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. His earliest work was featured in shows at the CAMH in Houston, the BlueStar and Museum of Art in San Antonio, and was a two-time winner of the Awards to Young Artists from the DMA in Dallas. Jean has pieces in the San Antonio museum of art permanent collection. He showed extensively in Texas and elsewhere. He spent the next 25 years in the architectural design field - fabricating custom furnishings among other endeavors. He has recently returned to making paintings and sculpture.  Everyone is invited and the Wrong Bar is ready to serve your favorite agave spirit. @jeangoehring

We are delighted to be talking to El Paso Community College students and faculty next Tuesday, April 14, 10:30-11:30 about building a business from scratch focused on art. And, of course, talking about the Artist Life is the Only Life. Open to the public. DM for more information. Thank you @epccnews @epcc_art And a very special thank you to @isadora.a.jackson Photo courtesy of @glasstire @sarahmvasquez

Easter 2026. We got rain! And lotsa great friends. Celebrating this Faxon Yucca we planted 23 years ago. It was single 5’ baby and now an amazing specimen. Forever inspired by Dagger Flat in the Big Bend National Park — a national jewel. TODAY is the last day to contact Customs and Border Protection to voice your opposition to the proposed border wall. We did and we even received a response. 833-412-2056 [email protected] DO IT. It takes just a moment. ♥️ Big Bend and far west Texas. @nobigbendwall @savebigbend

Customers of the day: our dear El Paso (and Austin) friends. We love you @bravebooks.tx @nathanjamesburgess Brave Books is an absolute must when in El Paso. And on our favorite street Arizona Ave.

We had NOT ONE bad experience in Japan. Every day we’d wake up and say “can today be better than yesterday?” And it always was. Japan ♥️.

Thank you @glasstire and Happy 25!!! It’s a true honor to be included in your Portraits of Texas Artists & Cultural Workers along so many we love and respect. Upcoming Glasstire events this year: Join us in El Paso on June 17. More details to come. Link in stories. Photo @sarahmvasquez

DO RIGHT HALL presents  BOOM AND DUST Saturday, February 28, 6-8 ONE NIGHT ONLY BOOM AND DUST is a book and live music event showcasing a 58 ft accordion fold photo book by photographers Jason Reed and Barry Stone. BOOM AND DUST depicts the petroplex, a  40-mile stretch of highway between Midland and Odessa, Texas.  The book is accompanied by a soundscape recorded in the Permian which will be conjured live by Porch Swing Orchestra for the event.  Yes, 58 ft accordion fold book! Probably the longest one ever. Music starts at 7. Limited books for sale PLUS other books and cassettes. @jasonreedphoto @barry_stone_ @porchswingorchestra

Please join us Friday, February 27, 5-7 for VERTICAL SQUARES Gouache and oil paintings by Marfa artist Leslie Wilkes With a play of symmetry and interruption, figures and columns are created from a single geometric pattern. Her work emphasizes a grid of diaphanous, floating shapes. She has been utilizing the same pattern for twenty years to create her paintings. The patterns shift on paper as her own hand recreates the shapes from a light box. A slower process — she sometimes calls this pattern of re-patterning studies for studies. It’s a beautiful show and super excited to be hosting our dear friend Leslie. Born in 1962, Leslie Wilkes grew up in Monroe and Athens, Georgia.  She received a BA in painting from the University of Texas at Austin and an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.  She attended Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture and was the recipient of the Milton and Sally Avery Fellowship Award at MacDowell.  Working primarily with oil on canvas and gouache and graphite on paper, she has had solo exhibitions in Dallas, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Austin, New Orleans, Marfa and Milan.  Her work was published in Texas Abstract Modern/Contemporary and on the book jacket of James Elkins, The Object Stares Back. Her work has been reviewed in The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, The Denver Times, The Dallas Morning News, Big Bend Sentinel and New Art Examiner. Collections include The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and the Rubin Center for the Arts at the University of Texas El Paso.  Wilkes has lived and worked in Marfa, Texas, since 2005. @lesliewilkes