The Desert X 2019 guide to Halter in Mecca

Desert X 2019 runs from Palm Springs to the Salton Sea (with many spots in the Coachella Valley in between) from February 9 through April 21. Below is info for Halter and you can catch all the info you need for every Desert X installation in our complete guide here.

What: Halter

Artist: Eric N. Mack

Where: Grapefruit Blvd. & Vander Veer Road

Update 3/11: Halter has suddenly disappeared.

Note: if you are looking to avoid Desert X “spoilers” stop reading here.  If not, carry on. 

The Lowdown: Not too far away from A Point of Viewone of the must-see Desert X installations, and the International Banana Museum (yes, you read that right) is Halter – in which New York-based artist Mack takes a defunct gas station at the edge of the Salton Sea and reframes it with silks and tulles.

Halter the Desert X art installation
Halter, the Desert X art installation in Mecca

I really don’t have much more to add on this one.  Check it out and let’s discuss in the comments.

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