Like Pebble Beach, the purview of Art Basel Miami has extended far beyond its original content area to incorporate other realms relevant to the needs of the globe-trotting legion of luxury lifestyle bacchanalians. Fashion, retail, hospitality, and, yes, cars, have all joined the party. But why are they there? And what, if anything, are they adding to the artistic conversation?
Think About Wallpaper
How many automotive articles will you read today that have a reference to the formerly outre, currently en vogue, status of wallpaper?
Cadillac Restores a Mid-Century Modern Masterpiece
Long, low, and horizontal, the serene and distinguished Eero Saarinen-penned space—formerly an executive dining room—retains its original 1950s travertine and terrazzo floors and walls of colored glazed brick, as well as a bright, golden, 36-foot-long decorative metallic screen by famed Modernist designer Harry Bertoia. All of this is framed within a geometric cadence of black-mullioned, floor-to-ceiling plate glass windows that look out at both GM’s Technical and Design campuses.
“The Electric Vehicle Revolution”
As shown in this new book, things didn’t start with Tesla.
Best Electric Vehicles for Families
Are you part of a “family?” Then one of these electric vehicles might be right for you (according to “car experts,” aka: me!)
Ferrari Takes Manhattan
Why was Ferrari activating in New York, a city notoriously inhospitable to cars?
A Solar Powered Car?
Yes. A solar powered car!
Stop Breaking Down
During my drive, it starts to rain, and as soon as I turn on the wipers, the one on the driver’s side falls off.
Driving a Dozen Vintage Volvos
When I told my boyfriend, with whom I had owned two up-powered six-cylinder 1970s Volvos in our 20s during the ‘90s, he looked suspicious. “Volvo made hot rods?” he asked. Indeed they did. And I drove all of them.
80s Vintage Showdown: Mercedes 190E vs BMW 325i
Getting to the root of the Mercedes/BMW rivalry in the US by going back in time–to the 80s, of course.