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From 6 to 9 April 2016, MECANICA took part in WORLD ART DUBAI.

The gallery made history by presenting an exceptional and unique work of art for the first time ever in the Middle East: THE TESLA S PK ART CAR designed and painted by Peter Klasen.
Created in Paris by Peter Klasen, then exhibited in Paris and Los Angeles, the car symbolises the alliance of new technologies and figurative art where the theme of mechanics mixes with different signs and objects that can also be seen in a selection of his paintings, which will also be on display.

In addition, the gallery also exhibited new Mecanic Art works by the hyperrealist painters Hideki Yoshida and Noir Mat as well as the street artist Yann Penhouet.

WORLD ART DUBAI is the biggest contemporary art show in the Middle East. It brings together artists from all over the world. Around 15,000 visitors attended in 2016.

>> Discover the show

>> Press release : WAD opens

Press releases from the show :

Dubai Chronicle

https://7days.ae/pictures-world-art-dubai-2016/83839

http://webgram.co/WorldArtDubai

http://www.automobilsport.com/lifestyle–38,147180,World-Art-Dubai-opening,news.htm

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History of an exceptional car in pictures :

On 13 November 2014 in Los Angeles, the MECANICA gallery exhibited the TESLA MODEL S decorated by the artist Peter Klasen.
Along with its partner “Heritage Classics”, the gallery welcomed a host of guests to a very lively evening, of the kind they do so well in America!

The “Tesla by Klasen” project began in Paris in 2014. The gallery gave the famous artist free rein to turn this cutting-edge electric car into an art object that is unique in the world.
On its first ever outing in Paris, Peter Klasen kindly got behind the wheel to treat us to an exceptional tour of Paris…

Galerie Mecanica was in Carmel, California at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, the top-ranking collector car competition in the world, to exhibit Peter Klasen’s paintings.

It was the opportunity for Patrick André Laubie to meet Tesla’s speakers and especially, Diarmuid O’Connell, Vice President of Business Development at Tesla Motors, to speak about the next art car which will be revealed on November 13th in Los Angeles at Heritage Classics in Beverly Hills

More about the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance :

Once each year, on the third Sunday in August, about 200 of the most prized collector cars and motorcycles in the world roll onto the fairway of what is often called the best finishing hole in golf — the famed eighteenth at Pebble Beach Golf Links. Tire meets turf and transformation occurs: the stage is set for one of the most competitive events in the automotive world. The occasion is the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.

Originally a small social event paired with a road race through the pine and cypress forests of Pebble Beach, the Pebble Beach Concours has grown into the top-ranking collector car competition in the world. People from all over the globe come to compete in or simply witness and enjoy the event here at Pebble Beach.

The Concours is not a contest of speed, but of elegance. Automobiles and motorcycles are judged for their historical accuracy, their technical merit and their style—and the best garner reward and recognition.