January 22- July 23, 2006 at The Orlando Museum of Art.
Motorcycling is the rare pastime that combines transportation with a passion for life. Riding a motorcycle links serenity with discovery; it defines freedom, self-expression, and adventure. It satisfies a range of desires from adrenaline to Zen. And it accomplishes all of this by design. Artistic and functional design.
"The motorcycle is a perfect metaphor for the 20th century," said Thomas Krens, director of the Guggenheim Foundation. "Invented at the beginning of the Industrial Age, its evolution tracks the main currents of modernity. The object and its history present the themes of technology, engineering, innovation, design, mobility, speed, rebellion, desire, freedom, love, sex and death."
They're also fun.
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