BMW Art Cars

BMW Art Car Collection

Art Car by Andy Warhol Turns 40

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Photo shoot celebrating a special birthday: The BMW M1 Art Car by Andy Warhol. Winner of the BMW Group Classic Social Media Contest showcased the mid-engined sports car artistically designed 40 years ago at an exclusive photo shoot. 30 July 2019 – Munich – “I love this car. It’s more successful than the artwork,” was […]

Latest BMW Art Cars come to Munich

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New special exhibition “BMW Art Cars | How a vision became reality.” in the BMW Museum. Art Cars #18 by Cao Fei and #19 by John Baldessari celebrate their premiere in Europe. “Big Four” – First four BMW Art Cars of Alexander Calder, Frank Stella, Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol on display. BMW M3 GT2 […]

18 | Cao Fei

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2017 BMW M6 GT3 BMW Art Car reloaded: Chinese multimedia artist Cao Fei takes the series into the 21st Century by going digital. World Premiere of the latest BMW Art Car on May 31 at the Minsheng Art Museum in Beijing. The BMW M6 GT3 Art Car will race at the FIA GT World Cup in […]

BMW Art Car 13 Goes to India

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Art Personified: BMW Group brings the 13th BMW Art Car to India The BMW Art Car by Sandro Chia celebrates its 25th anniversary in India with an exclusive display at India Art Fair. February 2, 2017 — Delhi NCR — BMW Group India presents the 13th BMW Art Car created by Italy’s most renowned contemporary […]

BMW Art Car 19 Places 8th at Daytona

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Eighth place in Daytona for the 19th BMW Art Car The BMW M6 GTLM Art Car, by John Baldessari, races into the history books. Mixed feelings for BMW Team RLL at IMSA season-opener. Turner Motorsport clinches eighth in GTD class. January 29, 2017 – Daytona – The 19th BMW Art Car experienced an eventful race appearance […]

BMW Individual 7 Series by Esther Mahlangu

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South African artist designs unique interior of the BMW luxury sedan. From September 5, 2016 — Munich/Mpumalanga — 25 years ago, Esther Mahlangu, a South African artist, was the first woman to create artwork on a BMW 525i Sedan. Its bodywork was adorned with the bright colours and unique ornamental shapes, typical of Ndebele art, […]

This is NOT a BMW Art Car

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Maurizio Cattelan neither creates a BMW Art Car nor “art” World premiere of the artist’s BMW i3 in Arles July 4, 2016 — Arles/Munich — On the occasion of the opening of this year’s Rencontres d’Arles Festival of Photography (July 4 – September 25) its long-term partner BMW and Toilet Paper, a bi-annual avantgarde picture-based […]

BMW Reveals New Art Car Design Concepts

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Design concepts and race participation for 18th and 19th BMW Art Cars revealed Cao Fei and John Baldessari share insight into their creative process June 15, 2016 Munich — Today, the BMW Group presented the first visuals for the next BMW Art Cars during an art talk with Karim Habib, Vice President Design BMW Automobiles, […]

The BMW i8 Futurism Edition

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BMW Italia and Garage Italia Customs present the BMW i8 Futurism Edition The initiative is part of the 50th anniversary celebration of BMW history in Italy. San Donato Milanese, 16th May 2016 — The opening press conference for the presentation took place at the BMW Milano City Sales Outlet, with Sergio Solero, President and CEO of […]

Google Self-Driving Art Car Program

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Artists transform Google’s self-driving cars into moving pieces of public art From November 13, 2015 — Google invites artists in California and Texas to submit artwork based on the theme “my community, my neighbors.” Here are the pieces of art that will appear on their prototype vehicles, along with honorable mentions. Gallery Click any image […]

Cao Fei and John Baldessari to create the next BMW Art Cars

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Racing tradition continues with the BMW M6 GT3 November 19, 2015 — Munich/New York: Following commissions by Jenny Holzer (1999), Olafur Elíasson (2007) and Jeff Koons (2010), the BMW Art Car series will now be continued. On the occasion of the series’ 40th anniversary, a jury of distinguished museum directors and curators chose two internationally renowned […]

BMW celebrates 40 years of Art Cars

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“Rolling sculptures” take to the stage around the world in 2015 May 26, 2015 — Munich — Lichtenstein. Warhol. Koons. Stella. Calder. Rauschenberg. Holzer. Elíasson. Since a BMW 3.0 CSL painted by Alexander Calder lined up for the Le Mans 24-hour race exactly 40 years ago, the BMW Art Car Collection has fascinated both art […]

BMW Art Cars at Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2015

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Artworks on wheels Breathtaking automobiles and motorcycles on show at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2015. Concorso d’Eleganza 2015: the beauty contests for two- and four-wheeled classics on the shores of Lake Como make for an inimitable combination of tradition and future vision +++ Under the banner “Seventies Style – The Jet Set is back” […]

Calder BMW Art Car at Goodwood 2015

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Incredible ‘Batmobile’ took part in the Spring Sprint in April From April 30, 2015 — The folks from Goodwood caught Alexander Calder’s 1975 BMW 3.0 CSL Art Car showing off at the Spring Sprint event in April. Video Firing On… SIX! BMW CSL Batmobile art car Sources Goodwood Road & Racing via YouTube

BMW Unveils Tribute Livery for 40th Anniversary of Sebring Win

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BMW Unveils Tribute Livery for 40th Anniversary of First US Race Win at the 12 Hours of Sebring Z4 GTLM CSL Homage Livery unveiled at 2015 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance From March 14, 2015 — Today, BMW of North America publicly unveiled a special livery, which pays homage to the IMSA 3.0 CSL, for the two […]

Hamann M4 Art Car at Geneva 2015

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  Dazzling 2015 BMW M4 with design by Timo Wuerz German automotive tuner Hamann Motorsport brings a modified 2015 BMW M4 to the 2015 Geneva International Motor Show. Styled by Timo Wuerz, the BMW M4 F82 also includes lowering springs, custom wheels and an upgraded twin-turbo straight-six engine with 517 horsepower. Gallery Click any image […]

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BMW Art Cars

Since 1975, 19 international artists have created BMW Art Cars. The collection began when French race car driver and art aficionado Hervé Poulain, in collaboration with BMW Motorsport Director Jochen Neerpasch, asked his artist friend Alexander Calder to design a car.