![]() Joplin constantly drove the car, which was parked outside the Hollywood hotel where she died of an overdose in 1970. "It's a fantastic automobile that transcends art, pop culture and social movements, and is as groundbreaking and stunning as the renowned singer was herself," he said in a statement. "Janis Joplin's 356C is without question one of the most important Porsches of all time," said Ian Kelleher, managing director of RM Sotheby's West Coast Division. ![]() She had it painted red with a mural that included images of butterflies and jellyfish, as well as of Joplin and her band. Joplin - who sang "Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes-Benz" in one of her best-known songs - had instead bought another German luxury car but found the 1965 Porsche's original white finish too dull. ![]() Copyright Notice: (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2011.NEW YORK, United States (AFP) - The famous psychedelic Porsche convertible driven by late singing legend Janis Joplin is going up for sale.Īuction house RM Sotheby's announced Tuesday that the Porsche 356C 1600 Cabriolet would go on the block on December 10 in New York and estimated the sale would generate more than US$400,000.So for those hoping to relive the 60's - or experience hippy life for the first time - "Summer of Love" will remain at the Whitney through September 16. It also looks at the politics it looks at the design of the era, and it has a wealth of material." Grunenberg said: "This exhibition tries to create a cultural history of the mid 60's to the late 60's, the psychedelic era, the influence of drugs on art, on culture. Works by artists like Isaac Abrams and Andy Warhol reveal the vivid, transformative palettes and obsessively detailed compositions that reflect the altered states of consciousness induced by music, meditation, and hallucinogenic drugs. In addition to the Porsche, the exhibition features an array of contemporary art which explores the popular cultural influences brought about by the civil unrest and pervasive social change of the 1960s and early '70s. ![]() She left it at the side of the street, unlocked, and nobody ever did anything to it," said Grunenberg. "She used to drive around San Francisco in the car. Painted especially for Joplin by artist Dave Richards, the Porsche was a psychedelic tribute to Joplin's hippy lifestyle, with images of her and her band, Big Brother, on one fender, and a bloodied American flag on the other.Ĭurator of "Summer of Love," Christoph Grunenberg said that Joplin used the Porsche as her everyday car, and it was often seen on the streets on San Francisco. Joplin's eye-popping, 1965 Porsche Cabriolet is the highlight of the exhibition, which debuted at the Tate Liverpool in the United Kingdom before heading to the Whitney. Entitled "Summer of Love," the exhibit was opened on Wednesday (May 23) with the unveiling of Janis Joplin's multicoloured porsche. The emergence of psychedelic art, with its flowering designs and hypnotic colours, is the topic of a new exhibition at New York's Whitney Museum. Besides Joplin's Porsche, paintings by Isaac Abrams and posters by Andy Warhol recreate the the sixties life of music, meditation, and drugs.
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