BMW art cars gallery
The automobile art collection by BMW looks back on more than 35 years of continuity and success. It is international in scope and immensely diverse in its artistic expression. As one of the icons of the 20th century, here the automobile is given an almost auratic status. The BMW Art Cars range between the art forms of painting, graphics art, sculpture and design. In recent years, art critics have maintained that painting – the free experimentation with form and color – is dead. The three projects which emerged in the 21st century offer new perspectives on the collection. With Jenny Holzer’s thought-provoking “Truisms” and the ice installation by Olafur Eliasson, which pushes the boundaries of what can be done in an exhibition, the BMW Art Car philosophy claims an extremely high artistic level.
BMW V12 LMR art car - Jenny Holzer 1999
BMW 3.0 CSL art car - Alexander Calder 1975
BMW 535i art car - Matazo Kayama 1990
BMW 730i art car - Cesar Manrique 1990
BMW 3.0 CSL art car - Frank Stella 1976
BMW 320i art car - Roy Lichtenstein 1977
BMW M1 art car - Andy Warhol 1979
BMW 635 CSi art car - R. Rauschenberg 1986
BMW M3 art car - M.J. Nelson 1989
BMW M3 art car - Ken Done 1989
BMW 525i art car - Esther Mahlangu 1991
BMW 850 CSi art car - David Hockney 1995
BMW Z1 art car - A.R. Penck 1991
BMW 3 Series racecar art car - Sandro Chia 1992
BMW 635 CSI art car - Ernst Fuchs 1982
BMW M3 GT2 art car - Jeff Koons 2010