Road Show: Art Cars and the Museum of the Streets

By Eric Dregni and Ruthann Godollei

Book Overview

The automobile has long been a symbol of status, power, and autonomy, and ever since King Tut rolled through Egypt on his golden-wheeled chariot, artists and drivers have dreamed up mobile masterpieces. A striking photographic tribute and social history, Road Show navigates a path across high and low art, showing how people around the world are transforming their vehicles into stunning folk art, obsessive collections, social commentary, and visionary performances. In this fascinating showcase, we see how Henry Ford's motto, "Any color as long as it's black," has been hung out to dry. From the Wienermobile to a hand-carved wooden Ferrari that drives in the canals of Venice to a giant red stiletto heel, Road SHow brings the "museum of the streets" to life.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1933108177
• ISBN13: 9781933108179
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Chicago Review Press - Fulcrum
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.1" x 8.2"