Exhibition Nº 12 · The Shape of Motion Turin · Paris · Kyoto — Summer MMXXVI
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Exhibition Nº 12 — Summer MMXXVI

The Automobile,
Considered.

Twelve new works are now hanging — essays on proportion, craft and the slow art of the motorcar, shown in a white room, one wall at a time.

The Automobile, Considered.
Awaiting Exhibit · Car lot Truth
The Curator's Selection

How Many Miles Can a Subaru Outback Last? A Used-Buyer’s Guide

How many miles can a Subaru Outback last? Learn the realistic mileage range, warning signs, maintenance costs, and smart checks before buying used or...

Enter the essay
How Many Miles Can a Subaru Outback Last? A Used-Buyer’s Guide
Awaiting Exhibit · Car lot Truth
The RoomsPermanent collection
Room 01 The Test Drive
5 works
Room 02 The Paperwork
5 works
Room 03 Long Haul
5 works
Room 04 Garage Talk
5 works
Room 05 Family Hauler
3 works
Details of the SeasonPlates II–IV
Lamp study
Awaiting Exhibit · Car lot Truth
Plate II — Lamp studyPh. Y. Hara
The driver's room
Awaiting Exhibit · Car lot Truth
Plate III — The driver's roomPh. Y. Hara
Profile, unretouched
Awaiting Exhibit · Car lot Truth
Plate IV — Profile, unretouchedPh. Y. Hara
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A Note from the Curator

“We hang cars on these walls the way other houses hang paintings — because a shape you can walk around slowly is a shape you can finally see. Speed is documented elsewhere. Here, we are interested in what remains when the engine is off.”

C. Ostrander

Curator & Editor-in-Chief

Admit One

The Private View

One dispatch each month — new essays, acquisitions and hanging notes. No noise, no horsepower wars.