ART + DESIGN
The Art of the Motorcycle: The Wrapped Vespa
While assembling the motorcycles for historic 'Art of the Motorcycle' exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum, curator Ultan Guilfoyle reached out to to historians and collectors around the world for historic and beautiful motorcycles. Such a collection, spanning 150 years of motorcycle history, had never been assembled before, and word did get around among the moto-cognoscenti, and occasionally Ultan was contacted by individuals offering unique machines. One of those individuals was Jeanne-Claude, the wrap-artist with her husband Christo, who...
Death By Cocteau
In 1949, Jean Cocteau invented the 'Dark Rider' image in his film 'Orphée', and...
Motorcycle Specials: Maurice Brierley’s Methamon
Artist Martin Squires brings his paints when he visits Maurice Brierley’s wild...
2018 London Bike Shed Show
The Bike Shed London custom motorcycle show is the largest 'alt.custom' show in...
Art and the Motorcycle (2): The Futurists
The Futurists were the only Modern Art movement to explore the motorcycle as...
A Conversation with Olivier Mosset
Artist Olivier Mosset displayed his white monochrome paintings with choppers at...
100 Years Ago: Harley-Davidson Military Testing in 1918
In 1918, Harley-Davidson motorcycles and sidecars were shown off for inspectors...
Reviving a Racer: Atelier Chatokine by Laurent Nivalle
Richard Vincent's historic Velocette racer gets a rebuild at Atelier Chatokhine...
The Current: Hard Wired With Lawrence Au
The future of motorcycling may reside in the brain of Lawrence Au, with patents...