What many modern horsepower enthusiasts forget, however, is that the 1950s-era tuner movement was intertwined with the so-called "Lowbrow" art movement. Midcentury "Kustom Kulture" icons Von Dutch ...

In 1993, a groundbreaking art show was organized and given the name "Kustom Kulture" to celebrate and legitimize the artwork of Von Dutch, Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, and Robert Williams. This show ...

“Kustom Kulture: Von Dutch, Ed 'Big Daddy' Roth, Robert Williams and Others” opened at the Laguna Art Museum in July 1993. The show proved to be pivotal to the movement, illustrating Southern ...