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Almost from the day when Carl Benz dropped a two-stroke petrol engine into the back end of a tricycle, thus laying the foundations of the motor age and a vast global automobile industry, artists have taken inspiration from cars – and car makers, in their turn, have been inspired by art. Perhaps that was inevitable, as few modern inventions had such a profound effect on society and culture in the 20th-century as the motor car. As its use became widespread, the automobile became for time a liberating force, one that enabled its owners to travel far more widely, independently and spontaneously than they’d ever previously imagined possible, and especially so in the United States, where it became an essential theme in popular and even high culture.
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As Art Basel returns to Hong Kong in 2021, Jon Wall traces the 46-year history of the BMW Art Car and the roster of artists who created these extraordinary automobiles
Almost from the day when Carl Benz dropped a two-stroke petrol engine into the back end of a tricycle, thus laying the foundations of the motor age and a vast global automobile industry, artists have taken inspiration from cars – and car makers, in their turn, have been inspired by art. Perhaps that was inevitable, as few modern inventions had such a profound effect on society and culture in the 20th-century as the motor car. As its use became widespread, the automobile became for time a liberating force, one that enabled its owners to travel far more widely, independently and spontaneously than they’d ever previously imagined possible, and especially so in the United States, where it became an essential theme in popular and even high culture.
Seminole Warrior from the Patchwork Mosaic collection on display at History Fort Lauderdale. Photo by Analicia Austin History Fort Lauderdale is celebrating local Seminole artists during Native American Heritage Month in November. A two-month-long exhibit entitled Patchwork Mosaic: An Indigenous Gathering of Seminole Masterworks features a collection of traditional and contemporary art from a dozen artists from the Seminole Tribe of Florida. The exhibition is groundbreaking in many ways. Tara Chadwick, the curator of exhibitions at History Fort Lauderdale, points out, “Having 12 Seminole artists across three generations collaborate on a show hasn’t been done anywhere before.” Featured are Elgin Jumper, a popular poet and mixed-media theatrical artist. Joining him is his niece, Stephanie Hall, a rising poet and artist who debuted just fo