The Art Car Spectacle: a Cultural Display and Catalyst for Community
Description:
This auto-ethnographic study focuses on Houston’s art car community and the grassroots movement’s 25 year relationship with the city through an art form that has created a sense of community. Art cars transform ordinary vehicles into personally conceived visions through spectacle, disrupting status quo messages of dominant culture regarding automobiles and norms of ownership and operation. An annual parade is an egalitarian space for display and performance, including art cars created by indivi…
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Date:
August 2012
Creator:
Stienecker, Dawn
Partner:
UNT Libraries