Iconic artwork automobiles highlighted on the 2024 Auto Present
The 2024 LA Auto Present celebrates the hybrid between artwork and automotive tradition with the debut of the Artwork Automobile Collection. This collaboration between the CART Division and the legendary West Coast Customs options ten distinctive autos reimagined by famend artists and cultural icons, providing a brand new perspective on automotive design. The exhibit, held on the Los Angeles Conference Middle, runs by December 1, 2024.
Notable autos within the collection embrace Keith Haringiconic hand-painted 1983 Buick and Virgil AblohThe Geländewagen visionary venture, a conceptual interpretation of the Mercedes G-Class. Additionally on show is the deconstructed Maybach featured in Jay-Z and Kanye West's “Otis” music video, a logo of creativity bridging music and design. Complementing these cultural artifacts are customized builds by West Coast Customs, together with Don Toliver's customized AMG Mercedes and Wil.i.am's futuristic Tesla idea.
Virgil Abloh, G-Wagen scale 1:three, 2020 | photos © Division of CART
the world of artwork and automotive tradition intersect
CART divisiona newcomer to the automotive world, is making waves by exploring the intersection of artwork and automotive tradition, notably on the 2024 LA Auto Present. By means of curated content material, collaborations, and occasions just like the Artwork Automobile Collection, the platform highlights the inventive potential of cars as a canvas. Partnership with the business chief West Coast Customs has amplified its mission, combining recent concepts with craftsmanship to enchantment to numerous audiences.
The Artwork Automobile collection builds on a wealthy custom of collaborations between luxurious automobiles and artists. The BMW Artwork Automobile ventureinitiated almost fifty years in the past, it set the usual for inventive reinterpretation of autos with contributions from Alexander Calder, Jeff Koonsand Future 2000. The Artwork Automobile Collection continues this legacy, pushing the boundaries of automotive design and highlighting its relevance throughout tradition.
Keith Haring, Buick Particular '63, 1986
Damien Hirst, MINI Cooper, 2000
Futura 2000, 1976 BMW, 2002
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FILE, 1973 Camaro
Like Nosm, 1950 Buick
Damien Hirst, MINI Cooper, 2000
Virgil Abloh, G-Wagen scale 1:three,
Futura 2000, 1976 BMW (element), 2002
details about the venture:
exhibition title: Artwork Automobile Collection
occasion: AT Auto Present | @laautoshow
curators: CART Division | @cartdept, West Coast Customs | @westcoastcustoms
in sight: November 22, 2024 — December 1, 2024
photograph: © CART Division