Photography: Guillaume Ziccarelli, courtesy the artist and Perrotin.
Photography: Guillaume Ziccarelli, courtesy the artist and Perrotin.
Photography: Guillaume Ziccarelli, courtesy the artist and Perrotin.
Photography: Guillaume Ziccarelli, courtesy the artist and Perrotin.
Photography: Guillaume Ziccarelli, courtesy the artist and Perrotin.
Sports cars become long-lost relics at the Petersen Automotive Museum, which is hosting an exhibition of Daniel Arsham’s fictional archeological vehicles.
Entitled Arsham Auto Motive, and opening on 25 February, the show revolves around a series of cars cast in materials including sand, quartz and selenite. Although the pieces are exact replicas of real-life models such as the Porsche 356 Speedster or the Ford Mustang, Arsham has carved into or eroded parts of their exterior, turning the supercars into decaying artefacts.
The artworks are part of an ongoing body of work by the New York-based artist, who has turned a variety of everyday objects – such as phones and cameras – into what he describes as ‘future relics’.
As well as cars, the exhibition features other automotive-related paraphernalia, including a crumbling petrol pump. The museum describes the pieces as ‘presenting the viewer with a glimpse of future history’.
Arsham Auto Motive is on display from 25 February to 26 November.
