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MSCHF twists Lexus electric vehicles for New York installation

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MSCHF twists Lexus electric vehicles for New York installation

Brooklyn creative studio MSCHF has unveiled two sculptural reinterpretations of Lexus electric cars during New York City’s fall art week. The Motomorphosis series, comprising the Circle Car and the Twisted Car, was installed at the Chelsea Industrial event space in Hudson Yards. These distorted forms were placed alongside their functional counterparts, a Lexus RZ450e and a Lexus RX450h+, to create a dialogue between standard manufacturing and abstract design.

The Circle Car presents an elongated Lexus RZ450e turned around on itself, creating a loop that MSCHF describes as tapping into the absurdity of movement. The vehicle remains in one place, chasing its own tail regardless of how much it drives. This form emerged from digital design software operations that result in impossible objects, native to the digital realm but physically absurd.

The Twisted Car resembles a Lexus RX450h+ that has been wrung out like a giant mechanical towel. According to the studio, this shape is derived directly from 3D software transformations, where such a degree of twist typically appears as a visually compelling mistake. The project inverts the traditional concept car prototype by adopting a purely formalist approach to the automotive object.

Constructed from a steel armature, the sculptures feature skins made of thousands of individual pieces joined together like LEGO bricks. While they incorporate some actual Lexus car parts, the installations are non-functioning and do not turn on. The work continues a pattern of the studio creating furniture from Mercedes-AMG vehicle parts and modifying existing design icons.

Motomorphosis is currently on display at Chelsea Industrial from 25 to 26 September. The photography for the installation is courtesy of MSCHF.

Source: Dezeen