Art Car News

Dynamism within a form: Internationally renowned artist Julie Mehretu will create the 20th BMW Art Car. Traditional link between racing and art continues with the start of the BMW M Hybrid V8 at the 24 Hour race of Le Mans in 2024. Munich/New York — June 28, 2023: BMW announced a collaboration today at the … Read more

As a result of the collaboration between Esch2022, European Capital of Culture and BMW Group Belux, no less than 9 legendary BMW Art Cars will be exhibited at the AES steel plant in Esch-Sur-Alzette, Luxembourg from May 7 to June 14. “BMW Art Cars 9 out of 19” is a rare and exceptional exhibition dedicated … Read more

With the release of THE 8 X JEFF KOONS, the US artist has created his dream car with BMW In an exclusive edition of only 99 automobiles, a strictly limited number of the M850i xDrive Gran Coupé were created by Jeff Koons and BMW during several years of close collaboration. With THE 8 X JEFF … Read more

Photo shoot celebrating a special birthday: The BMW M1 Art Car by Andy Warhol “I love this car. It’s more successful than the artwork.” — Andy Warhol This was the opinion of Andy Warhol after his sweeping brush strokes had transformed the BMW M1. It took him less than half an hour to create the … Read more

Racing tradition continues with the BMW M6 GT3 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 artists to design one car … Read more

“Rolling sculptures” take to the stage around the world in 2015 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 and design enthusiasts as well as car and technology fans all around the world. … Read more

First comprehensive publication about the BMW Art Car Collection to launch in the United States The BMW Group and publisher Hatje Cantz are pleased to announce the launch of the first comprehensive publication about the legendary BMW Art Cars in the US. The book will first be presented at the Art Fair Paris Photo Los … Read more

London Exhibition of BMW Art Cars photographed by Tomirri Photography From July 21 to August 4, 2012, BMW and the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) took over a landmark NCP car park on Great Eastern Street in Shoreditch, London for a unique exhibition of BMW Art Cars titled “Art Drive! The BMW Art Car Collection.” … Read more

One renowned artist is given a 300-horsepower paintbrush and total creative freedom. In contrast to the renowned BMW Art Car Program, where artists are commissioned to apply artwork to the car’s existing structure, South African Robin Rhode was given a car to create an interaction that was documented by filmmaker Jake Scott. Like in the … Read more