American Pop Art and Cars in Germany

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Two exhibitions combining Pop Art and classic cars are organized in Germany this summer. The first one is in Singen, where ‘Pop Art & Cars – James Francis Gill’ puts the spotlight on the American painter Gill, who’s career stretches five decades. The exhibition takes place in the MAC museum until early November. What to expect? Think Marilyn Monroe, Brigitte Bardot and John Lennon on big portraits in bright colours, combined with several motors on canvas and in 1:1. There’s an equally bright Beetle with 1960s legends from pop music and the silver screen all over it plus an early Corvette, a T-Ford, Kurtis Kraft racer and Mercedes W154 racer.

Love the mix of cars and pop art? Then it may be worth traveling further 250 kms eastwards to Munchen. Here, the exhibition ‘Letters to Andy Warhol’ has made it to the Isarforum, opening on the 14th of July. As the name suggests, the focus here is on letters from the archives of the Warhol Museum written either to or by Andy Warhol, with exhibits from Mick Jagger (asking for the Sticky Fingers piece for a record cover), Yves Saint Laurent (to stress his admiration) and the New York Museum of Modern Art (a rejection letter). The car relation this time comes from Cadillac, with four Cadillac-related works from Warhol. Reason to team up with Cadillac Europe and thus showing several grand automobiles from America’s top automobile marque.

(Pictures MAC / Cadillac Europe)

  

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