A world-exclusive exhibition showcasing the art, design and history of the motorcycle is set to get motors running when it opens at Queensland’s Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) next summer.
Minister for Science and the Arts, Leeanne Enoch said The Motorcycle: Design, Art, Desire, would feature the most iconic, innovative and influential motorcycles created over the past 150 years.
“Motorcycles have been a mainstay of popular culture for decades, providing endless fascination for millions of people around the world; this one-of-a-kind exhibition which will take over the entire ground floor of GOMA from November,” Ms 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.”
She said the exhibition emphasised Queensland’s standing as a leading cultural destination.
Director of GOMA, Chris Saines said The Motorcycle: Design, Art, Desire would feature more than 100 motorcycles from the 1860s to the present day, drawn from private and public collections across the globe.
“It includes the earliest 19th century steam-powered motorcycle, right through to electric motorcycles and exciting design propositions for the future,” Mr Saines said.
“Over its 150-year history, the motorcycle has undergone extraordinary reinvention, from steam power to petrol-fuelled internal combustion engines to battery, and from humble backyard creations to custom-made, high-tech chrome speed machines.”
The Motorcycle: Design, Art, Desire opens at GOMA on 28 November and will continue until 26 April 2021.
