Back in 1888, when Berta Benz made the pioneering long distance trip with her husband's car, no one could imagine traffic jams or even "Carmageddons". 125 years after its invention, we know about the negative impact of the automobile. Despite this, for most people the car hasn't lost its fascination.
On the 125th anniversary of the car, several art museums are dedicating exhibitions to the automobile. One of them is the Museum Tinguely in Basel, Switzerland which currently presents the exhibition Car Fetish - I drive, therefore I am. The show features more than 160 artworks by more than 80 artists such as Giacomo Balla, Andy Warhol, Gerhard Richter, Arman, Roman Signer, Mel Ramos, Andrea Zittel - and Los Angeles-based artist Andrew Bush.
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