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- Motion, Autos Art Architecture -
by Norman Foster
Motion was a temporary exhibition organized by the architect Norman Foster at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain. The common thread running through the exhibition is the parallel between art and the automobile, through the technological development. Motion is divided into several thematic sections, opening with 'The Beginnings', with constant technological advances by manufacturers such as Avions Voisins, Bugatti and Tatra. The second item is called 'Sculptures', featuring design masterpieces such as the famous Bugatti T57 SC Atlantic, the incredible Delahaye 165 Figoni & Falaschi or the surprising Pegaso Z102 Cupula. After the 'Popularising' section, there's a 'Sporting' gallery devoted to sports cars, with a Ferrari 250 GTO or James Bond's Aston Martin DB5 from the film Goldfinger. The last section 'Visionaries' is dedicated to the vision of the future, with concept cars that will mark their era, such as the Lancia Stratos HF Zero or the Alfa Romeo BAT7, one of the highlights of the exhibition. .



'Beginnings'

The Guggenheim museum in Bilbao, 1934 Chrysler Airflow, 1925 Avions Voisin C7 Lumineuse, 1924 Bugatti T35, 1948 Tatra 787, 1914 Rolls-Royce 40/50 Alpine Eagle

'Sculptures'

1939 Delahaye 165 Figoni & Falaschi, 1952 Pegaso Z-102 Cupula


1953 Bentley R-Type Continental, 1936 Bugatti T57 SC Atlantic


'Sporting'

1955 Mercedes 300 SL Gullwing, 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO, 1964 Aston Martin DB5 'James Bond'

1963 Jaguar E-Type Convertible, 1950 Porsche 356 Pre A and from the 'Popularising' section, the 1972 Minissima study by William Towns.

'Visionaries'

1954 Alfa Romeo 1900 BAT 7

1970 Lancia Stratos HF Zero, 1971 Citroën DS Chapron Palm Beach, 2021 Mercedes AMG F1 W11


General Motors Firebirds, 1953 GM Firebird XP-21 Firebird I, 1956 GM XP-43 Firebird II, 1958 GM XP-73 Firebird III



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