Lay Your Eyes on a this Fully Exposed Collection of Motorcycles and Art at the Buffalo Chip’s Russ Brown Events Center
Follow every curve, explore every exposed inch and bask in the raw beauty of the Naked Truth Exhibition. Go ahead…pretend no one’s watching and just let your eyes wander. We won’t tell.
ABOUT THE EXHIBIT
Unlike any bike show or exhibit you’ve ever seen before, the 2015 Motorcycles As Art™ Exhibition curated by famed motorcycle photographer Michael Lichter will bare it all. Lay your eyes on 35 tantalizing custom motorcycles unencumbered by the distraction of paint and graphics at the Buffalo Chip’s Russ Brown Events Center. The exhibit will be open 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1 through Friday, Aug. 7, 2015.
Michael Lichter has been shooting bikes and the biker culture for more than 35 years. 2015 marks the seventh year in a row Michael Lichter has curated the Motorcycles As Art exhibition at the Buffalo Chip, but this year’s display is by far Lichter’s most ambitious to date. Thirty-five of the world’s most celebrated custom motorcycle builders will each provide one rolling metal sculpture to be laid bare for you to drool over. There will be no undressing with the eyes, and nothing will be left to the imagination, because this groundbreaking display exposes these bikes’ most basic elements of shape, form and design. The passion and talent of each custom motorcycle builder will be revealed through the fine craftsmanship evident in every aspect of their bikes, from bodywork to frame, linkages to the smallest of details.
Each motorcycle in the Naked Truth Exhibition will be displayed alongside photography chosen from Michael Lichter’s archive. Lichter’s photography has captured the changing face of the motorcycle world since the 1970s, and the subjects of these photos also will be as exposed as they appeared when the photo was shot—without retouching or enhancement. More than 100 framed photographs will be included in the display, combining some of Lichter’s most iconic images with recent prints that have never been seen before.
Bikes and Builders confirmed for The Naked Truth:
Ben Jordan – Jordan Designs; Waxhaw, NC
Alan Stulberg – Revival Cycles; Austin, TX
Bill Dodge – Bling’s Cycles, Daytona Beach, FL
Bill Rodencal – Harley-Davidson Museum, Milwaukee, WI
Billy Lane – Choppers Inc; Daytona Beach, FL
Brandon Holstein, Brawny Built; Signal Hil, CA
Brian Klock – Klock Werks, Mitchell, SD
Bryan Fuller – Fuller Hotrods, Atlanta, GA
Cristian Sosa – Sosa Metalworks, Las Vegas, NV
Dale Yamada – Mad Jap Kustoms; Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Dalton Walker – Split Image Kustoms; Hanford, CA
Dan “Bacon” Carr – DC Chopper; Austin, TX
Dave Perewitz – Perewitz Cycle Fabrication; Bridgewater, MA
Jeff Cochran – Speedking Racing; West Harrison, IN
Jeff Wright – Church Of Choppers; Des Moines, IA
Jim Nasi – Jim Nasi Customs, Phoenix, AZ
John Stein – Stage Fright drag racer. Pacific Palisades, CA
Jordan Dickinson – Union Speed And Style; Monticello, MN
Kaichiroh Kurosu – Cherry’s Company; Tokyo, Japan
Harley-Davidson Design Studio – Ray Drea / Ben McGinleyAki Sakamoto – Hog Killers; Hawaiian Gardens, CA
Alan Stulberg – Revival Cycles; Austin, TX
Ben Jordan – Jordan Designs; Waxhaw, NC
Bill Dodge – Bling’s Cycles; Daytona Beach, FL
Bill Rodencal – Harley-Davidson Museum; Milwaukee, WI
Billy Lane – Choppers Inc; Daytona Beach, FL
Brian Klock – Klockwerks; Mitchell, SD
Bryan Fuller – Fuller Moto; Atlanta, GA
Cristian Sosa – Sosa Metalworks; Las Vegas, NV
Dale Yamada – Mad Jap Kustoms; Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Dalton Walker – Split Image Kustoms; Hanford, CA
Dan “Bacon” Carr – DC Chopper; Austin, TX
Hunter Klee – Vance and Hines; Santa Fe Springs, CA
Jeff Cochran – Speedking Racing; West Harrison, IN
Jeff Wright – Church Of Choppers; Des Moines, IA
Jeremy Cupp – LC Fabrications; Mt Crawford, VA
John Stein – Stage Fright drag racer; Pacific Palisades, CA
Jordan Dickinson – Union Speed And Style; Monticello, MN
Kaichiroh Kurosu – Cherry’s Company; Tokyo, Japan
Ken “Kenji” Nagai – Ken’s Factory; Nagoya, Japan
Kenny Cummings – NYC Norton; New Jersey City, NJ
Kevin Dunworth – Loaded Gun Customs, Selbyville, DE
Kyle Shorey – Shade Tree Fabrications; Roanoke, TX
Lock Baker – Eastern Fabrications; Los Angeles, CA
Max Hazan – Hazan Motorworks; Venice, CA
Matt Olsen – Carl’s Cycle; Aberdeen, SD
Nate Jacobs – Harlot Cycles; Murfreesboro, TN
Pat Patterson – Led Sled Customs; Daytona, OH
Paul Cox – Paul Cox Industries; Brooklyn, NY
Paul Yaffe – Paul Yaffe Originals; Phoenix, AZ
Rick Bray – RKB Kustom Speed; Fresno, CA
Roland Sands – RSD Design; Los Alamitos, CA
Shinya Kimura – Chabott Engineering; Azusa, CA
Tim Harney -Tim Harney Motorcycles; Brooklyn, NY
Will Ramsey – Faith Forgotten Choppers; New Albany, IN
Don’t miss the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get up close and personal with this provocative collection of motorcycles and art at the Buffalo Chip’s Russ Brown Event Center, because once the Rally’s over, it will never be seen again! As always, Motorcycles As Art is free and open to the public.
