Over the spread of his life, Keith Haring applied his crawling babies and masterful linework onto a multitude of surfaces, and for the first time in history, the vehicles are all together in one place: The world renowned Petersen Auto Museum. It was a perfect setting for artists Nicolai Sclater aka Ornamental Conifer and Deus co-founder Carby Tuckwell to nerd out upon. Nico, who has made his mark in the art world in no insignificant way, made damned sure he was the first in line as the curtains of the exhibit were pulled.
The Petersen Museum has a terrific membership program and does things on a regular basis to support the motoring community in Los Angeles, such as monthly cruise-ins and other special events. They recently displayed a few of our Deus Ex Machina custom motorcycles built here at the Emporium Of Postmodern Activities by Michael Woolaway and we look forward to working with the museum more in 2017. Stay tuned!
The Unconventional Canvases of Keith Haring exhibit is open to the public on December 17 for a limited time. Well worth the visit!
Heralding from a thirty-year lineage, this 1998 CB400SF was rescued in Java and reborn with a single purpose: to become a proper weekly rider. Lifted in stance and sharpened in spirit, the Viridis Viator, the Green Traveller, lives for clean lines, quiet power, and the long way inland.
The ambition for this Kawasaki W800 was simple: dial down the stock noise, while creating something that was subtly custom, runs clean, while building something that wouldn’t look wildly out of place doing the sacred scoot down to Bondi for an overpriced long black.
This year’s playground was Pantai Kelecung, raw, remote, and still clinging to the Bali of old. Coconut palms, undulating black sand beach, riverbanks, and open fields formed our trackside theatre. This wasn't a doddle, this was a test of dirt and devotion.