It's also worth noting that most of these people are total poseurs. Dick may have been a decent artist at one time, but he hasn't worked in years and the work he has on display at the institute is mediocre. Sylvere is studying the Holocaust, which has already been studied from every conceivable perspective. It's…

I thought it was east coast faux artsy intellectual hip. Marfa is in Texas, so it's neither east nor west. It has been the filming location for a lot of movies, but it became a cultural hub when Donald Judd established a foundation there. He is probably the model for Dick. Dick's "work" is an imitation of Judd's,…