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    THE MOTORCYCLE DESIGN > ART > DESIRE

    Mar 03, 2021 4 minutes

    Presenting such an exhibition seems unlikely as motorcyclists represent a minority in society with statistics showing that there are 2 million road and off-road motorcycles in Australia. Like the US and Europe, this amounts to one motorcycle in 10% of households. We do however pale in comparison to Asian countries where the percentage per household is around 86%. There are however many art-worthy aspects to a motorcycle which embrace function, form, fashion, technology and culture.

    Most of the GOMA lower floor is devoted to this exhibition. On entry to the building there is a free display of motorcycle helmets decorated by notable artists and both adjacent cinemas are showing many free classic motorcycle-related movies for

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