Skip to Content
Streetsblog Los Angeles home
Streetsblog Los Angeles home
Log In
Car Sharing

Who Wants to Spend Tomorrow Night Beating a Car with a Baseball Bat?

1_9_09_addiction.jpg

No, this isn't another story about critical mass.

Back when I was a wee Streetsblogger back in rural Pennsylvania, the local county fair had an event where people could pay a certain amount of money to smash a car with a sledge hammer.  While this random act of violence had nothing to do with politics and everything to do with smashing things, that doesn't mean that a similar act can't be used as a form of political impression.

Tomorrow night at 7:30 at The Loft, Browne Molyneaux will be hosting the "Murder Your Car! Art Project" which is exactly you think it is: namely, the public destruction of a car with a baseball bat  The performance art is part of the "Post-Post Apocalypse Exhibit."  For anyone that doesn't get it, Molyneaux explained the ideas and theory behind the exhibit in one of Streetsblog's pre-Christmas interviews:

To me my anti-car stance and I say anti and not pro alternativetransportation, because I want it to be known that I'm firmlyanti-consumer driven lifestyle. I know in some parts of the city a caris truly a necessity, but in Hollywood, Santa Monica and donwntown ifyou are child free you don't need one. I want to challenge that person to get rid of the biggest chain of consumerism in LA: The car.

For more on the event, head over to Gary Rides Bikes, or The Bus Bench.

Photo: Express Milwaukee

Stay in touch

Sign up for our free newsletter

More from Streetsblog Los Angeles

L.A.’s Legislators Want Most Cap-and-Trade Funds for Southland

With the session ending next week, L.A.'s 11th hour demands leaves reauthorization in jeopardy

September 5, 2025

SGV Connect Podcast: Reclaimers in Housing

This episode features two reclaimers who took a deal with HACLA rather than face eviction. One is safely housed with her family. The other is still seeking a permanent roof.

September 5, 2025

Eyes on the Street: L.A. City adds More Concrete Barrier, Requests Feedback

LADOT doubled the length of its new concrete 'Toronto Barrier' bikeway protection. Take a survey to provide feedback.

September 4, 2025

Metrolink Needs to Draw Inspiration from Caltrain’s Electrification Success

Electrification means faster, more frequent, cleaner and quieter trains. If Caltrain (and trains all over the world) can do it, so can Metrolink.

September 3, 2025
See all posts