Vanderbilt Cup Races

Beginning this Spring, the Heckscher Museum of Art will present an exhibit "Car Culture: Art and the Automobile". Image:  Paul Giovanopoulos, Corvette #2, 2007 .  Courtesy of the Artist.

Enjoy,

Howard Kroplick

THE HECKSCHER MUSEUM OF ART PRESENTS

Car Culture: Art and the Automobile
Explore Artistic Response to the Automobile
April 27 - August 11, 2013
 

Car Culture: Art and the Automobile explores artistic response to the automobile, which has transformed life in the 20th century more significantly than any other single factor, irrevocably changing the appearance of our environment and our experience of it.  While some artists focus on images of the car itself, inspired by its alluring modernity or its status as an icon or expression of personal identity, others created artwork from car parts such as scrap metal and tires.  Later artists comment on the automobile's ubiquitous presence in the landscape, seen in the roadside environment, the phenomenon of the road trip, and ultimately the damage it causes to our environment.  The photographers, painters, and sculptors included in this exhibition examine an aspect of our lives that is often taken for granted.  

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