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8 Automobiles

8 Automobiles

8 Automobiles

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DREXLER, Arthur; Philip Johnson Stapled New York 1951 This catalog details one of the first exhibitions staged at MoMA by Arthur DrexlerÑthen operating as the architecture curator under the direction of Philip Johnson. The text of this catalog begins with the following assertion: "Automobiles are hollow, rolling sculpture." Proceeding from this premise, Drexler unpacks the aesthetics and tectonics of 8 canonical vehicles that range from inter-war Mercedes to post-war jeeps (He raves: "it is one of the few Genuine expressions of Machine art"). Very good condition, except cover is detached from stapled binding. English 97781