Cape Town - Event

Translated into wearable sculptures, with accompanying video, Citroën DS, Mercedes, Beetle and other vehicles are displayed at Cape Town's Michael Stevenson in a solo exhibition by Meschac Gaba. The Street is part of the artist's new series of Tresses.

Developing from the original Tresses sculptures, woven from artificial hair in the shape of buildings, The Street utilises cars to redirect attention to the current economy as experienced at street level.

The entrance of the gallery is transformed into a mad market inspired by Benin's culture of street trading, with a collection of picture frames covered in cut-outs from Beninese bank notes, while hundreds of toy cars suspended from the ribs hint at the government bail-outs for failing car makers.