For 50 years, BMW Art Cars have been part of the international art scene and stand for creative freedom and visionary design. Since 1975, 20 exhibits have been created, from the classic BMW 3.0 CSL to the endurance racing car BMW M Hybrid V8, with works by John Baldessari (creator of the BMW M6 GTLMArt Car) or Andy Warhol and his legendary BMW M1. In the largest exhibition project in the history of this collection, the rolling works of art go on worldwide exhibition at renowned museums and notable art events. The art cars from BMW M and BMW M Motorsport – vehicles that have also proven themselves to be works of art on the racetrack – make up half of the exhibits.
BMW ART CARS OUT AND ABOUT ACROSS FIVE CONTINENTS.
BMW ART CARS OUT AND ABOUT ACROSS FIVE CONTINENTS.
This collection embodies the essence of global cultural engagement with over one hundred initiatives across contemporary art, music and film, as well as design. The BMW Art Cars offer a cross-section of art history over the past five decades with references to minimalism, pop art, magical realism, abstraction, conceptual art and digital art. To mark the 50th anniversary, the BMW Art Car World Tour features an exhibition programme spanning all five continents including numerous accompanying events.
ACCOMPLISHED WORLD TRAVELLERS.
ACCOMPLISHED WORLD TRAVELLERS.
BMW Art Cars have long been coveted exhibits and have been on display time and again in numerous countries around the world. But this global exhibition project is by far the largest in the history of the collection. The BMW Art Car World Tour kicks off with the BMW Group Branch in Vienna with the art event „(R)Evolution of Art“ at the Museum of Applied Arts (20 – 21 March) and an exhibition at the renowned SPARK Art Fair. The exhibits include the Andy Warhol BMW M1 and Jeff Koons' BMW M3 GT2.
Around the same time, painter Julie Mehretu will be on her way to Hong Kong to attend one of the most important art fairs in the world, the Art Basel. There she will be showing the Le Mans art car BMW M Hybrid V8 she designed, from 28 to 30 March.
The BMW Museum in Munich will also be honouring the collection with a special exhibition. From 16 June, the BMW M3 Art Cars by Sandro Chia, Michael Nelson Jagamara and Ken Done will be on display there.
On display worldwide: BMW 3.0 CSL (Frank Stella), BMW M Hybrid V8 (Julie Mehretu) and BMW V12 LMR (Jenny Holzer) at Concorso d’Eleganza, Lake Como, 2024.
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The list of participating countries, museums and events is as long as it is impressive. The exhibition calendar ranges from Sweden to South Africa, from the USA to Australia, and will be constantly updated.
Other stops and venues include Belgium (Brussels, Zoute), China (Macau), Germany (Berlin, Munich, Düsseldorf), Kazakhstan, Latin America, Morocco (Marrakesh), Spain and Switzerland (Basel).
| Date | Location | Venue | Art Cars |
|---|---|---|---|
20 - 21 March 2025 | Vienna | SPARK Art Fair and MAK Museum Vienna, Austria; Event “(R)Evolution of Art” of the BMW branch office Vienna | BMW Art Car #3 Roy Lichtenstein, #4 Andy Warhol, #6 Robert Rauschenberg, #14 David Hockney, #17 Jeff Koons |
28 - 30 March 2025 | Hong Kong | Art Basel in Hong Kong | BMW Art Car #20 Julie Mehretu |
until 16 April 2025 | Johannesburg | Wits Art Museum, Johannesburg, South Africa | BMW Art Car #12 Esther Mahlangu |
18 - 20 April 2025 | Dubai | Art Dubai, United Arab Emirates | BMW Art Car # TBA |
23 April - 2 May 2025 | Shanghai | Shanghai Auto Show, China | BMW Art Car #20 Julie Mehretu |
May 2025 | Zurich | 50 Years of BMW Switzerland, Zurich, Switzerland | BMW Art Cars #5 Ernst Fuchs, #8 Ken Done, #11 A. R. Penck, #14 David Hockney, #15 Jenny Holzer, #19 John Baldessari |
9 - 11 May 2025 | Taipei | Taipei Dangdai, Taiwan | BMW Art Car # TBA |
15 - 18 May 2025 | Stockholm | Market Art Fair, Stockholm, Sweden | BMW Art Cars #1 Alexander Calder, #3 Roy Lichtenstein, #4 Andy Warhol, #17 Jeff Koons |
27 May - 1 June 2025 | Bratislava | Bratislava, Slovakia | BMW Art Cars #2 Frank Stella, #7 Michael Nelson Jagamara, #9 Matazō Kayama |
23-25 May 2025 | Cernobbio | Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, Lake Como, Italy | BMW Art Car #13 Sandro Chia |
16 June 2025 - 1 January 2026 | Munich | BMW Museum, Munich | BMW Art Cars #7 Michael Nelson Jagamara, #8 Ken Done, #13 Sandro Chia |
16 June 2025 - 31 August 2025 | Munich | BMW Welt, Munich | BMW Art Cars #15 Jenny Holzer, #20 Julie Mehretu |
27-29 June 2025 | Båstad | The Aurora, Båstad, Sweden | BMW Art Cars #1 Alexander Calder, #3 Roy Lichtenstein, #4 Andy Warhol, #17 Jeff Koons |
3 July - 31 August 2025 | The Hague | Louwman Museum, The Hague, Netherlands | BMW Art Cars #1 Alexander Calder, #2 Frank Stella, #3 Roy Lichtenstein, #4 Andy Warhol, #10 César Manrique, #12 Esther Mahlangu, #14 David Hockney, #17 Jeff Koons |
24 - 28 September 2025 | Istanbul | Contemporary Istanbul, Turkey | BMW Art Cars #1 Alexander Calder, #20 Julie Mehretu |
