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Hudson Marquez (born in 1947 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) is a painter, storyteller, writer, and video artist, whose work includes many paintings, installations with the art collective Ant Farm, the Cadillac Ranch and TVTV video productions. In his own words, he was born in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Dec 30, 2012 · Hudson Marquez is one of the most gifted raconteurs I’ve ever met. He has the kind of gift for gab that only comes from living a nomadic life peppered with thorny characters. His voice is loud but oddly soothing, with just the gentlest Louisiana lilt. Hudson has a salty tongue, and appears to have no internal filter.
Oct 6, 2016 · Ant Farm members Doug Michels, Chip Lord, and Hudson Marquez strike a pose on a scrapped car (June 18, 1974). Photo courtesy of Chip Lord. On June 21, 1974, Marsh threw an opening party for the completed installation; Amarillo native Wyatt McSpadden attended as Toad Hall’s in-house photographer.
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Apr 5, 2019 · The art installation, called Cadillac Ranch, was created in 1974 by Chip Lord, Hudson Marquez and Doug Michels, who were part of the art collective Ant Farm. The group had decided to half-bury 10 Cadillacs, 10 different models, which ranged throughout the years 1949-1963. The cars were buried nose-first into the dirt, and showcased the ...
The team behind Cadillac Ranch is an art collective called “Ant Farm.” Composed of “experimental architects” Chip Lord, Hudson Marquez, and Doug Michels, the collective reached out to Amarillo millionaire eccentric Stan Marsh 3 for funding.
Oct 17, 2019 · Left to right: Doug Michels, Hudson Marquez, Betsy Ross Edison, Ben Holmes, and Randy Eberle with Media Van, Los Angeles (1971). Photo: Chip Lord. A year after the group was founded, the Sony Portapak, a battery-powered, self-contained videotape recording system, reached the market, becoming a critical tool for the collective.
Chip Lord, Hudson Marquez, and Doug Michaels of the design collective Ant Farm created Cadillac Ranch for eccentric Amarillo millionaire Stanley Marsh 3. Known as Amarillo’s “Bumper Crop,” ten Cadillacs were planted nose-down and at an angle in a Panhandle wheat field to celebrate Route 66’s golden age from 1949 to 1963.
