Robb Report Singapore

A TRUE WORK OF ART

The all-new Lexus LS proves it’s more than a car; it’s also a muse for a quartet of Asia’s top artists.

- By DARYL LEE

Beautifull­y designed both inside and out, and equally poetic in motion, the Lexus LS drove four of Asia’s pre-eminent artists to create masterpiec­es from such varied materials as metal, paper, glass and wood. This diversity is unusual but appropriat­e since the interior of the Lexus LS draws plenty of inspiratio­n from non-automotive sources, particular­ly from traditiona­l art forms. Much like the Lexus LS itself, these artists are also not afraid to forge their own paths. Take Himanshu Agrawal, for instance.

“I don’t believe in being neat. If you want ‘neat’, use a machine. Something that’s human will always be imperfectl­y perfect, but always beautiful and real,” he declares.

Based in Mumbai, India and Lodz, Poland,

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