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North Carolina Museum of Art opens Porsche by Design: Seducing Speed

North Carolina Museum of Art presents Porsche by Design: Seducing Speed an exhibition on view through January 20, 2014, featuring 22 automobiles, Porsche by Design presents cars owned by Ralph Lauren, Steve McQueen, and Janis Joplin, as well as the one-of-a-kind Panamericana concept car on loan from the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart, Germany.

IROC Porsche Type 911 Carrera RSR, 1974, Courtesy of the William E. (Chip) Connor Collection, Photograph © 2013 Michael Furman.
IROC Porsche Type 911 Carrera RSR, 1974, Courtesy of the William E. (Chip) Connor Collection, Photograph © 2013 Michael Furman.

Car lovers will appreciate the rarity and engineering genius of the automobiles on view. Art lovers will be intrigued by Porsche design and the connections that can be drawn with other works of art. All will gain a deep appreciation for hallmarks of the Porsche make: beauty, artistry, technology, and innovation.

Porsche by Design is accompanied by a richly illustrated exhibition catalogue, featuring essays by Derek Bell, Miles C. Collier, Robert Cumberford, Ken Gross, Cameron Healy, Cam Ingram, Randy Leffingwell, Karl Ludvigsen, Pete Lyons, Michael Mauer, Denise McCluggage, Dan Neil, and Jeff Zwart.

Organized by the North Carolina Museum of Art. This exhibition is also made possible, in part, by the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources; the North Carolina Museum of Art Foundation, Inc.; and the William R. Kenan Jr. Endowment for Educational Exhibitions.

More information: http://ncartmuseum.org