Rétromobile Previews New York Debut at CART Department with Hirst and Fairey Art Cars

Key facts

• Rétromobile, the annual Parisian classic car and collecting event, will hold its New York show at the Javits Center from November 19–22.
• A preview took place at collector Larry Warsh’s CART Department in the West Village, within its Morton Street gallery space.
• Two vehicles slated for the Javits exhibition were displayed: a 2000 Damien Hirst polka-dot Mini Cooper and a 1937 Packard four-door sedan painted by Shepard Fairey.
• Shepard Fairey’s recent show “Filthy Lucre Ain’t Nothing” was held at CART Department from September 24–27.
• For 50 years, Rétromobile has been a fixture on the European collector’s calendar, bringing rare automobiles and enthusiasts to Paris each winter.
• The anniversary edition of Rétromobile at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles drew 181,500 visitors, with some 600 exhibitors and more than 2,000 collector vehicles.
• Larry Warsh was an early collector of Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring in the 1980s, began focusing on art cars in 2013, and opened the West Village space in 2024.
• CART Department has assembled more than 70 one-of-a-kind art cars by artists including Jenny Holzer, Rashid Johnson, Jay-Z, Daniel Arsham, Zaha Hadid, Jeff Koons, and Barbara Kruger.