Overview
- MOTOMORPHOSIS opened Thursday at Chelsea Industrial during New York’s Armory Week, and the free, RSVP-only exhibition continues with public viewing on Sept. 25 and 26.
- The project repurposes a Lexus RZ 450e into Circle Car, a nose-to-tail loop, and an RX 450h+ into Twisted Car, a dramatic longitudinal spiral that makes motion legible through permanent distortion.
- Lexus and MSCHF say both pieces are fabricated art objects built on steel armatures and assembled skins, that some genuine Lexus parts remain, and that neither sculpture functions as a vehicle.
- Lexus’ press materials warn the modified works include non-Lexus parts, may void warranties, could negatively affect safety, and are likely not legal to operate on public roads.
- The collaboration leans on MSCHF’s provocative history and serves as a brand experiment that could shift how Lexus frames electrification visually, and observers should watch whether the works travel or influence future marketing.