[MOTORCYCLING & SOCIETY]
THE FORMS OF SPEED
Motorcycles in art on exhibition in Rome
Dedicating an exhibition to the concept of speed might seem a hazardous idea. There were times, however, when speed was regarded as a new frontier and the concepts of progress and wellbeing were linked to a world that was growing at an ever faster pace.
An art exhibition in Rome (untill May 18) attempts to describe the relationship between art and speed in Italy over the last century. The journey exploring “The Legend of Speed. Art, Motorization and Society in 20th Century Italy” will guide visitors through the industrial history of Italy as seen through the eyes of those who conceived, wrote and experienced it in a state of constant acceleration.
"The Legend of Speed" uncovers the common idea that associated Italy’s industrial tradition with futurism, an art movement that originated in Italy at the beginning of the 20th century. Its adepts espoused a love of speed and technology. The car, the plane, the industrial town and yes, the motorcycle, were all legendary for the Futurists, because they represented the technological triumph of man over nature.
The exhibition highlights the relationship between art, machines and design. At the beginning of last century machines, engines, vehicles of all kinds acquired a new and more important role. As their their use as personal mobility tools grew, so did the value people attributed to them. They were not merely seen anymore as mechanical devices. Instead they quickly proved to be able to merge economic, cultural and sports values.
The show also emphasizes Italy’s confidence on industrial technology witnessed by the innovations an thechincal solutions which were performing and beautiful at the same time and eventully lead to the great Italian tradition of car and motorcycle makers.
The exhibition – supported by FIM and FMI – presents extraordinary motorcycle specimen in a remarkable setting that highlights the dynamism two-wheeled vehicles like the 1911 SIAMT, a 1923 Frera, a four cyclinder 1936 Gilera Rondine, a 1924 four valves Moto Guzzi C, a 1949 Vespa Circuito, a 1955 Ducati Marianna, Agostini’s 1965 MV Agusta, and the winners of last years motoGP Aprilia SRW and Stoner’s Ducati Desmosedici.
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