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Power, motion, and light inspired American artist Jeff Koons as he worked on the legendary BMW M3 GT2. Bearing his unmistakable style, the entire body of the artwork is adorned with vivid, streamlined colors against…
Horatiu Boeriu / December 9, 2011
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BMW Museum is nowadays the host of an extraordinary collection of cars: the BMW Art Car collection. Fifteen out of the seventeen BMW Art Cars that were created through time, beginning in 1975, are exhibited…
Gabriela / October 8, 2010
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BMW brought a tradition back to life when it lined up at the 78th staging of the Le Mans 24 Hours (FR) with an elaborately designed Art Car. American artist Jeff Koons’ BMW M3 GT2…
Horatiu Boeriu / June 15, 2010
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This year sees BMW participate in the Le Mans 24-hour race with an Art Car for the fifth time. These four-wheeled artworks first impressed with their design and sportiness in the 1970s, with a BMW…
Horatiu Boeriu / June 9, 2010
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The 17th BMW Art Car will race at 24 Hours of Le Mans
by Horatiu Boeriu / Date: June 9, 2010
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At the premiere of the 17th BMW Art Car Jeff Koons unveiled and signed his car in front of 300 international VIP guests on 1st June in the Centre Pompidou, one of the world’s most…
Horatiu Boeriu / June 2, 2010
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1975 was an important year for the Bavarian Motor Works. They were just incorporating in North America( a then just barely burgeoning market for them), they would go on to win the 12 Hours of…
Andrew / April 7, 2010
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BMW announced today that the 17th Art Car created by Jeff Koons will race where the first BMW Art Cars raced – at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France, June 12-13, 2010. Koons…
Horatiu Boeriu / April 6, 2010
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The car is now more than one hundred years old and during that time has fascinated all artists: from impressionism and surrealism to pop art and beyond. Abstract or true-to-life, critical or glorifying – time…
Horatiu Boeriu / April 6, 2010
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BMW ANNOUNCES JEFF KOONS’ ART CAR WILL RACE AT 24 HOURS OF LE MANS / WORLD PREMIERE AT PARIS’ CENTRE POMPIDOU In the spirit of Calder, Stella, Lichtenstein, Warhol, and Holzer, BMW announced today that…
Horatiu Boeriu / April 6, 2010
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Internationally acclaimed artist Jeff Koons will create the 17th BMW Art Car in the 35th anniversary year of the program. Koons and Jim O’Donnell, President of BMW North America jointly made the announcement today at…
Horatiu Boeriu / February 3, 2010