"CUSTOMIZED".(`Art Inspired by Hot Rods, Low Riders and American Car Culture' exhibit)(Brief Article)

INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART

"Customized: Art Inspired by Hot Rods, Low Riders and American Car Culture," was a vast improvement on the Guggenheim's "Art of the Motorcycle." Organized by assistant curator Nora Donnelly, this ambitious exhibition featured nearly seventy works in all media, roughly divided into three sections: drawings and paintings by car customizers; photographs documenting the community surrounding hot rods and low riders; and examples of contemporary artists' appropriations of the look and attitude of car culture.

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