Speed and Power

People living in the 20th century witnessed an unprecedented—and often frightening—acceleration in the pace of everyday life, wrought by the introduction of a host of new travel technologies. Starting with Europe’s big cities and traveling on across the Atlantic, the exhibition will explore the many ways that trains, planes, and automobiles have shaped modern urban life and how artists have integrated the interrelated themes of speed and power into their work. Guest curator: Mark Braude, lecturer, Stanford University.