Cars as Fine Art

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Following a trend of treating exquisite automobiles as pieces of fine art, Nashville’s Frist Museum mounts a show of eighteen Art Deco cars, called “Sensuous Steel.” And never has a exhibition’s title been more legit. You’ll see what I mean, at Vanity Fair.

Bentley=Anomie

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The Bentley Flying Spur defies the laws of physics and the bounds of believability, calling into question our elemental assumptions, and engendering anomie. In a good sense. My latest for Road & Track.

Carchitecture

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I wrote a two-part article on cars and architecture, for Road & Track. Learn about the hidden history of the home garage, the development of the D’Humy double-helix ramp system, and how Frank Lloyd Wright and LeCorbusier were influenced by the automobile. And more! Part I Part II

EXTREME Luxury

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I have 5 cool stories in the latest issue of BLACK INK magazine, all of which you could read if you were an AmEx Centurion cardholder, which you’re not. So you’ll have to make do with these crappy scans. Click on each to enlarge and attempt to read.

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