‘Shrines to Speed’ at Leila Heller Gallery

As summer travel season rolls around, ‘Shrines to Speed’ at Chelsea’s Leila Heller Gallery acts as something of a cautionary tale. Sylvie Fleury’s smashed and sliced car – covered in nail polish – rests near an ominous pair of van doors by Richard Prince and a crushed Fiat 500 by Ron Arad. All are enticing objects but each undermines the glamor of car culture. (In Chelsea through July 9th).

Sylvie Fleury, Skin Crime 6, crashed car, enamel, 31 x 29 x 141 inches, 1997 in foreground of installation view of ‘Shrines to Speed’ at Leila Heller Gallery, June 2016.
Sylvie Fleury, Skin Crime 6, crashed car, enamel, 31 x 29 x 141 inches, 1997 in foreground of installation view of ‘Shrines to Speed’ at Leila Heller Gallery, June 2016.