Automania at MoMA balances celebration and criticism of cars
A 1963 Jaguar E-Type Roadster by William Lyons, Malcolm Sayer and William M. Heynes at the Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan, June 29, 2021. The MoMA exhibit Automania, drawn almost exclusively from the museums own collection, walks a painted white line between critique and celebration. Jeenah Moon/The New York Times.
by Lawrence Ulrich
(NYT NEWS SERVICE)
.- For many Americans, cars became a lifeline and refuge during the pandemic, even as newly sparkling air over locked-down cities highlighted their darker side. Soul-searching over commuting and climate change was balanced by hope that cars might clean up their act via electricity, and allow new generations to fall for their beauty and ingenuity.