car culture

Car Culture

January 18, 2008-April 27, 2008

Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art

Scottsdale, Arizona USA

Artists:

Robert Bechtle

David Claerbout

Margarita Cabrera

Robert Frank

Liz Cohen

Jens Haaning

Ahmet Ögüt

Hans Op de Beeck

Walid Raad

Amy Stein

Erwin Wurm

Car Culture looks at the interrelationship of cars, people and society—for better or worse. We associate the ubiquitous automobile with romantic notions of the freeing, open road; with the craftsmanship of customization; and with the prestige of conspicuous consumption. Cars are also combustible devices that frustrate us when they malfunction, pollute the environment and become tools of global malevolence, from smuggling to car bombings. Car Culture spans from parody to politics. It encourages viewers to think about cars as never before through the eyes of artists Robert Bechtle, David Claerbout, Margarita Cabrera, Robert Frank, Liz Cohen, Jens Haaning, Ahmet Ögüt, Hans Op de Beeck, Walid Raad, Amy Stein and Erwin Wurm.

Organized by the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. Sponsored by Eric Jungermann and Family.

http://www.smoca.org/exhibit.php?id=170