New Lane Motor Museum exhibit explores the life of discarded parts

Whatever happens to the pieces and parts of cars we toss away? What sort of life do they live? That’s what the Lane Motor Museum aims to explore with its latest exhibit, “Redefining Remnants: The Art of Parts.”

The new exhibit highlights the unique art form created by Nashville artist Edwin Lockridge, complimented by several vehicles from the Lane’s own collection.

“After a chance meeting with Edwin and viewing some of his art, I began connecting stories of vehicles in the museum’s collection to how Edwin creates his artwork,” says Derek E. Moore, Curator of Collections at Lane Motor Museum. “Utilizing remnants from wrecked automobiles, Edwin creates impactful pieces that tell a story, whereas the vehicles in this exhibit tell the stories of people who created automobiles from remnants from other vehicles. It is fascinating that these pieces, both the art and vehicles, were all born from discarded parts. To keep my own creative inspiration up for this exhibition, I hung one of Edwin’s works in my office.”

For Lockridge, “It’s not about the art. It’s not about the cars.  It’s about the feeling of family when I walk through these doors. To see my work hanging on the walls of a museum brings me great pride and joy!”

“Redefining Remnants: The Art of Parts” is now open at the Lane Motor Museum in Nashville, Tennessee, and will run though February 10. Visit lanemotormuseum.org for more information.

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