Lexus has created two new works with MSCHF. The project takes two production Lexus electrified vehicles and reshapes them, one into a circle and the other into a twist. 〈Circle Car〉 joins the car nose to tail in a single continuous loop. 〈Twisted Car〉 is wrung into a spiral, its body lines seeming to melt as they turn. Both pieces show the moment a moving machine becomes sculpture.
The exhibition where the cars are unveiled is titled 〈MOTOMORPHOSIS〉. The name blends "motor" and "metamorphosis," capturing the transformation of a vehicle into art. Lisa McQueen, senior manager of Lexus marketing, said the exhibition asks how far electricity can move our imagination. The works treat production cars as raw material, exploring form over function.
MSCHF calls these works "Form Cars" rather than "Concept Cars." Where a concept car proposes the future of mobility, a form car treats the automobile itself as material and explores nothing but its shape. The two bent vehicles no longer drive, but they stand complete as sculptures.
It's an experiment that turns the flexibility of electrified vehicles into art. The message: imagination powered by electricity can reshape even the car itself. Do you see cars only as transport, or can you see them as sculptural material too?
The exhibition where the cars are unveiled is titled 〈MOTOMORPHOSIS〉. The name blends "motor" and "metamorphosis," capturing the transformation of a vehicle into art. Lisa McQueen, senior manager of Lexus marketing, said the exhibition asks how far electricity can move our imagination. The works treat production cars as raw material, exploring form over function.
MSCHF calls these works "Form Cars" rather than "Concept Cars." Where a concept car proposes the future of mobility, a form car treats the automobile itself as material and explores nothing but its shape. The two bent vehicles no longer drive, but they stand complete as sculptures.
It's an experiment that turns the flexibility of electrified vehicles into art. The message: imagination powered by electricity can reshape even the car itself. Do you see cars only as transport, or can you see them as sculptural material too?
FAQ
What works were featured in the Lexus MSCHF 〈MOTOMORPHOSIS〉 exhibition?
Lexus and MSCHF unveiled 〈Circle Car〉 and 〈Twisted Car〉, two mass-produced electric vehicles twisted into circular and spiral forms. Circle Car connects the front and rear bumpers in a continuous loop, while Twisted Car reconfigures the body into a helix-shaped sculpture.
What is a 'form car' according to MSCHF?
'Form car' is MSCHF's term for sculptures that use automobiles as raw material to explore shape alone, unlike concept cars. While concept cars propose future mobility, form cars focus purely on form over function.
What does the exhibition title 〈MOTOMORPHOSIS〉 mean?
〈MOTOMORPHOSIS〉 combines 'motor' and 'metamorphosis,' representing the transformation of a driving machine into sculpture. Lexus explains the exhibition asks how far electricity can propel our imagination.
