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- hey, hey, hey! ♪ ♪ - its one of the most rugged and remote destinations in the united states. everything out here will bite, poke, or freak you out. everything. [cow moos] - people live in cubicles and theyre the king of their domain. out here, i mean, you aint king of shit. [mooing echoing] - ♪ i took a walk through this beautiful world ♪ ♪ felt the cool rain on my shoulder ♪ ♪ found something good in this beautiful world ♪ ♪ i felt the rain getting colder ♪ ♪ ...

[upbeat rock music] - you know, if you talk about life-changing events in any neighborhood, its when the artists show up. - when my father donald judd came to marfa in the early 70s, it was a ranching community and an old railroad town. - the legend is, of course, that he looked at a map and was looking to the least populated area of america and came out here. is that true? - yeah, that is. i mean, he did a lot of looking for places that had very few people, and very few trees and lots of space....

>> anthony: you know, if you talk about life-changing events in any neighborhood, its when the artists show up. ♪ >> rainer: when my father, donald judd, came to marfa in the early 70s, it was a ranching community and an old railroad town. >> anthony: the legend is, of course, that he looked at a map and was looking for the least populated area of america, and came out here. is that true? >> rainer: yeah. it is. i mean, he did a lot of looking for places that had very few people and very few t...

♪ >> rainer: when my father, donald judd, came to marfa in the early 70s, it was a ranching community and an old railroad town. >> anthony: the legend is, of course, that he looked at a map and was looking for the least populated area of america, and came out here. is that true? >> rainer: yeah. it is. i mean, he did a lot of looking for places that had very few people and very few trees and lots of space. he had been working hard for so long, and i think coming out to marfa was this reward. �...

>> anthony: you know, if you talk about life-changing events in any neighborhood, its when the artists show up. ♪ >> rainer: when my father, donald judd, came to marfa in the early 70s, it was a ranching community and an old railroad town. >> anthony: the legend is, of course, that he looked at a map and was looking for the least populated area of america, and came out here. is that true? >> rainer: yeah. it is. i mean, he did a lot of looking for places that had very few people and very few t...

Talk about life-changing events in any neighborhood, its when the artists show up. ♪ >> rainer: when my father, donald judd, came to marfa in the early 70s, it was a ranching community and an old railroad town. >> anthony: the legend is, of course, that he looked at a map and was looking for the least populated area of america, and came out here. is that true? >> rainer: yeah. it is. i mean, he did a lot of looking for places that had very few people and very few trees and lots of space. he ha...

>> anthony: you know, if you talk about life-changing events in any neighborhood, its when the artists show up. ♪ >> rainer: when my father, donald judd, came to marfa in the early 70s, it was a ranching community and an old railroad town. >> anthony: the legend is, of course, that he looked at a map and was looking for the least populated area of america, and came out here. is that true? >> rainer: yeah. it is. i mean, he did a lot of looking for places that had very few people and very few t...

Donald judd, came to marfa in the early 70s, it was a ranching community and an old railroad town. >> anthony: the legend is, of course, that he looked at a map and was looking for the least populated area of america, and came out here. is that true? >> rainer: yeah. it is. i mean, he did a lot of looking for places that had very few people and very few trees and lots of space. he had been working hard for so long, and i think coming out to marfa was this reward. ♪ ♪ >> anthony: your dad was...