GOMA - THE MOTORCYCLE
APRIL 2021
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T I B I . H ....iconThis world-exclusive exhibition, only in Brisbane, will showcase the art, design and history ofX one of the most E ... ic objects of the last 150 years, the motorcycle. C . I . T . . Sto presentIday, T it will consider the Featuring more than 100 innovative and influential motorcycles from the 1860s A T S iconic vehicle from the perspective of social history, popular culture, design and technology S N I A F The exhibition will tap into the appeal of this enduring objectS of design and art,M looking at the motorcycle’s past, I U present and future. H YO T F F I Highlights of the exhibition will include: O Fand oldest known motorcycle in the world; S • An 1871 Perreaux, the first steam-powered velocipede L K E • The earliest Australian-designed and machines, S including a Spencer produced in Brisbane in 1906; Ethatbuilt E • The 1951 Vincent Black Lightning setU an R Australian land speed record in its day and more recently a world Wpaid at Yauction record for the highest T price for a motorcycle; O S • Symbols of speed including the 1930s Triumph Speed Twin, the 1970s Ducati 750 Super Sport, and the 1990s A ICK Britten V1000;L Y Lhighlighting K a rich history of bikes built for dust and dirt; • Off-roadR motorcycles R motorcycles • Customised at the intersection of art and design; L I U • HUltra-modern electric motorcycles, demonstrating the future of transportation in the age of renewable energy. W U https://www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/whats-on/exhibitions/the-motorcycle O Y THE MOTORCYCLE DESIGN, ART, DESIRE 28 NOV 2020-26 APR 2021
