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 […]
BMW Art Car 13 Goes to India
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
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 Art Car 19 Makes World Premiere at Miami Beach
World premiere of BMW Art Car by John Baldessari at Art Basel in Miami Beach 2016 Art Car will race at Rolex 24 at DAYTONA Miami Beach — On November 30, 2016, the VIP Preview day of this year’s edition of Art Basel in Miami Beach, the BMW Art Car by John Baldessari celebrated its […]
BMW Individual 7 Series by Esther Mahlangu
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, […]
First BMW Art Car designed by Chinese artist to debut in 2017
Creative contemporary art will anticipate emerging trends in future mobility The 18th BMW Art Car is set to premiere in 2017 and will become the first BMW Art Car designed by a Chinese artist. In the spirit of innovation and going with the times, the 18th BMW Art Car will showcase emerging trends in future […]
This is NOT a BMW Art Car
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
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
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 […]
Cao Fei and John Baldessari to create the next BMW Art Cars
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
“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
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” […]
BMW Unveils Tribute Livery for 40th Anniversary of Sebring Win
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 […]