For car enthusiasts, the six 12-cylinder models on display at the MAC Museum in Singen as part of its new exhibition , “72 Cylinders with 2687 PS,” are a real treat. For decades, the twelve-cylinder engine embodied the pinnacle of automotive engineering. Smooth-running, powerful, and melodious, the V12 became a symbol of superior performance, technical sophistication, and automotive luxury.
On display are
- Aston Martin DB 9 Volante (2008) with 457 PS
- Bentley Continental GT (2005), 560 PS
- BMW 850 CI (1991), 300 PS
- Ferrari 812 Competizione (2024), 830 PS
- Ferrari 512 BBi (1983), 340 PS
- Maybach Zeppelin DS 8 (1933), 200 PS
In contrast, the concurrent exhibition of works by the postwar artist Herbert Zangs (1924–2003) is more of a provocation—this is how the art of the “border-crosser” is often described. Zange was an acquaintance of Günter Grass, who immortalized him in *The Tin Drum* as the painter Herbert Lankes.
“An idiosyncratic artistic personality of postwar German modernism,” reads the exhibition text on Zange. In the early 1950s, he painted over everyday objects with white and called this practice “Verweißungen.” The works on display, from the collection of the Südwestdeutsche Kunststiftung, date from a “particularly powerful phase of his career.” The exhibition is on view through October at the Museum MAC 2 in Singen.
