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Title:	Assembly Lines: Modernism and Machines
Date:	10/18/2025 - 2/2/2026
Address:	Bechtler Museum of Modern Art at Levine Center for the Arts, 420 South Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC 28202
Location:	Charlotte, NC
Hours:	Mondays, Thursdays Saturdays: 10am - 5pm; Wednesdays: 10am - 9pm, Sundays: 12pm - 5pm
Cost/Cover:	free - $10
Web Page:	https://www.bechtler.org/assemblylines
Contact Info:	704.353.9209

Details:

Assembly Lines: Modernism and Machines examines the profound impact of mechanization, industrial innovation, and technology on artistic production from the early 20th century to the present day. Tracing the ever-evolving relationship between the human hand and the hum of industry from the rise of modernism to today’s era of artificial intelligence, the exhibition highlights how artists have engaged with the possibilities, anxieties, and legacies of the Machine Age. Featuring painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, and generative art, Assembly Lines: Modernism and Machines presents works by artists including Margaret Bourke-White, Le Corbusier, Ivan Depeña, Kiki Kogelnik, Roy Lichtenstein, Francis Picabia, Dario Robleto, Elias Sime, Jean Tinguely, and Jack Whitten, among others. Encompassing a range of visual strategies and conceptual approaches, the works on view reflect both enthusiasm for and skepticism toward the technological forces that have shaped modern and contemporary life. Taken together, these works invite viewers to consider how the continually shifting relationship between humans and machines has expanded the boundaries of artmaking.