{"product_id":"9781933108568","title":"Road Show: Art Cars and the Museum of the Streets","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe automobile has long been a symbol of status, power, and autonomy, and ever since King Tut rolled through Egypt on his golden-wheeled chariot, artists and drivers have dreamed up mobile masterpieces. A striking photographic tribute and social history, \u003ci\u003eRoad Show\u003c\/i\u003e navigates a path across high and low art, showing how people around the world are transforming their vehicles into stunning folk art, obsessive collections, social commentary, and visionary performances. In this fascinating showcase, we see how Henry Ford’s motto, “Any color as long as it’s black,” has been hung out to dry. From the Wienermobile to a hand-carved wooden Ferrari that drives in the canals of Venice to a giant red stiletto heel, \u003ci\u003eRoad SHow\u003c\/i\u003e brings the “museum of the streets” to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEric Dregni\u003c\/b\u003e has written thirteen books, including \u003ci\u003eFollies of Science\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWeird Minnesota\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMidwest Marvels\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Scooter Bible\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAds That Put America on Wheels\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLet’s Go Bowling!\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in Minneapolis where he teaches Italian and creative writing and plays guitar in the mock-rock trio Vinnie \u0026amp; the Stardüsters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRuthann Godollei\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of art at Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and her artwork has been exhibited internationally. She has participated in and organized art car events for over twenty years and drives a 1985 Volvo covered with thousands of printed green gears.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fulcrum Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47166962401520,"sku":"9781933108568","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781933108568_p0.jpg?v=1769896067","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781933108568","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}