ANDREW CHAN SOLO EXHIBITION ‘TRANSIENT CITY’... RUNS UNTIL NOV 7TH ...
ARTISTS
EXHIBITIONS
PURCHASE ART
GALLERY MERCH
INSTA
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Originally conceived as a practical invention simply a means of getting from point A to point B, the automobile quickly transcended its utility. It became a space of reflection, escape, and projection. The act of driving, of sitting behind the wheel while in motion, offers a paradoxical blend of control and release. Over time, this experience has embedded itself deeply into our collective memory, shaping how we understand movement, independence, and even identity.
Within the art world, the car appears with striking frequency. It often takes on simplified, almost naive forms, boxy, reductive, symbolic, yet when seen together, these representations create a kind of visual harmony. The repetition of the automobile across artists and practices speaks to its enduring presence as both object and idea.
This exhibition explores the car not merely as a physical form, but as a vehicle for escapism. It examines how the automobile continues to surface in contemporary work as a conduit for nostalgia, longing, and imagined freedom, an enduring symbol of where we’ve been, and where we believe we might still go.
