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Feb 5: Glory Days on Tour
Posted On: February 5, 2008 9:40 AM
Posted By: LauderBLOGGER
Related Subjects: Greater Fort Lauderdale
I was born in the Motor City. I’m proud of that. I know that people love to put down Detroit, but I believe that great city will come back in a big way. It’s already had many glory days. Detroit gave us Motown, with singers such as the Supremes and the Temptations and Aretha Franklin cranking out the endless hits. Detroit also helped the good guys win World War Two, when the city was called “the arsenal of democracy” because of its massive production of weapons. But Detroit is best known for one thing, of course. Cars. Lots and lots of cars. Obviously, today’s automotive manufacturing has gone global. But Detroit remains the Motor City. And a small slice of it is in Fort Lauderdale now.
The Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale has opened a new exhibit that will continue through June 23. It’s called, “The Great Age of Automobiles.” Native Detroiter that I am, this show seems to me a very unusual and very cool exploration of the car as a work of art. It focuses on the post-WWII period in Detroit, the time when automobile design was at its hip, creative best. Our current era’s cars and vans and SUVs and trucks, all the square clunky vehicles clogging our roads now, can seem sadly lackluster in comparison.
The museum walls will be filled with 100 renderings of remarkable auto designs of the past. These include some that actually went into production, as well as exotic concept cars and advertising art. What’s especially interesting about this show, I think, is its display of real vintage automobiles among the drawings and paintings. The hottest new concept cars from Detroit will round out the exhibit. See? I told you this was cool. Something for art lovers. Something for gearheads. I really hope to catch this exhibition for sure. Whether or not you believe cars and paintings of cars are true artworks, I think you’ll probably have to concede this much – the automobiles back then were a whole lot closer to art than anything rolling down I-95 today.
The Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale has opened a new exhibit that will continue through June 23. It’s called, “The Great Age of Automobiles.” Native Detroiter that I am, this show seems to me a very unusual and very cool exploration of the car as a work of art. It focuses on the post-WWII period in Detroit, the time when automobile design was at its hip, creative best. Our current era’s cars and vans and SUVs and trucks, all the square clunky vehicles clogging our roads now, can seem sadly lackluster in comparison.
The museum walls will be filled with 100 renderings of remarkable auto designs of the past. These include some that actually went into production, as well as exotic concept cars and advertising art. What’s especially interesting about this show, I think, is its display of real vintage automobiles among the drawings and paintings. The hottest new concept cars from Detroit will round out the exhibit. See? I told you this was cool. Something for art lovers. Something for gearheads. I really hope to catch this exhibition for sure. Whether or not you believe cars and paintings of cars are true artworks, I think you’ll probably have to concede this much – the automobiles back then were a whole lot closer to art than anything rolling down I-95 today.
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Living in Mid-Michigan,I woke up to 13 inches of snow this morning. Naturally, I wanted to check out your bolg, since Lauderdale is my favorite vacation spot. I often take your suggestions for places to visit. Sorry that I won't make it down there for "The Great Age of Automobiles",but I will be putting Ernie's on my list. Some folks may not be aware of what a great place Lauderdale is for scuba diving. There are many wrecks to dive. One on my (and my husband's) favs is a shore dive. This is a beautiful, shallow dive located at the end of Anglin's Pier,on Commercial Boulevard. We have seen turtles, lobster, tarpon and grouper. With bottom time of over an hour, there is plenty of time to check out the colorful inhabitants. Here is a hint,get there early in the morning, before the current kicks up. Don't be afraid to ask folks coming in from their dives about vis. Everyone is friendly when they are in Lauderdale! Thanks for the reminder of sunny Ft. Lauderdale.
Posted By marinelife | 02/07/2008 9:27 AM
Posted By marinelife | 02/07/2008 9:27 AM
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