Andy Warhol’s ‘Cars’ series glides to Petersen Automotive Museum, July 23

Andy Warhol, ‘Mercedes Benz W 125 Grand Prix Car, 1937.’ © 2022 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Courtesy of the Petersen Automotive Museum
Andy Warhol, ‘Mercedes Benz W 125 Grand Prix Car, 1937.’ © 2022 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Courtesy of the Petersen Automotive Museum
Andy Warhol, ‘Mercedes Benz W 125 Grand Prix Car, 1937.’ © 2022 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Courtesy of the Petersen Automotive Museum

LOS ANGELES – Appearing for the first time in North America in more than 30 years, Andy Warhol: Cars – Works from the Mercedes-Benz Art Collection will open at the Petersen Automotive Museum on Saturday, July 23. The groundbreaking exhibition will present an exclusive look at the relationship between the Cars artwork series and the vehicles it depicts. Taking place in the Armand Hammer Foundation Gallery on the museum’s first floor, the unique display features five of the eight Mercedes-Benz vehicles ultimately depicted in Warhol’s final commission.

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