A world-exclusive exhibition showcasing the art, design and history of the motorcycle is set to open at Queensland’s Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) next summer.
Minister for Science and the Arts Leeanne Enoch today announced The Motorcycle: Design, Art, Desire would feature the most iconic, innovative and influential motorcycles created over the last 150 years.
“Motorcycles have been a mainstay of popular culture for decades and continue to provide endless fascination for millions of people around the world and this one-of-a-kind exhibition which will take over the entire ground floor of GOMA from November,” Minister Enoch said.
“This thrilling and immersive installation experience will not be shown anywhere else in the world and promises to captivate local and visiting audiences to Queensland.
Featuring more than 100 innovative and influential motorcycles from the 1860s to present day, it will consider the iconic vehicle from the perspective of social history, popular culture, design and technology.
The exhibition will tap into the appeal of this enduring object of design and art, looking at the motorcycle’s past, present and future.
Highlights of the exhibition will include:
- A 1868 Michaux-Perraux, the first steam powered velocipede and oldest known motorcycle in the world.
- The earliest Australian-designed and built machines, including a Spencer produced in Brisbane in 1906.
- The 1951 Vincent Black Lightning that set an Australian land speed record in its day and more recently a world record for the highest price paid at auction for a motorcycle.
- Symbols of speed including the 1930s Triumph Speed Twin, the 1970s Ducati 750 Super Sport, and the 1990s Britten V1000.
- Off-road motorcycles highlighting a rich history of bikes built for dust and dirt;Customised motorcycles at the intersection of art and design.
- Ultra-modern electric motorcycles, demonstrating the future of transportation in the age of renewable energy.
The Motorcycle: Design, Art, Desire opens at Brisbane’s GOMA from 28 November 2020 to 26 April 2021.
The exhibition will be accompanied by a public program, Up Late events and a film program in GOMA’s Australian Cinémathèque.
For tickets visit www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/themotorcycle.
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