2023-06-28 23:17:18
Munich/New York. (ots) – At the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, BMW today announced its collaboration with the world-renowned New York artist Julie Mehretu. Mehretu was unanimously selected by an international jury of 13 museum directors and curators, including Hans Ulrich Obrist (Serpentine Galleries), Richard Armstrong (Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum), Koyo Kouoh (Zeitz MOCAA) and Okwui Enwezor (1963 – 2019). BMW will contest the Le Mans 24-hour race in June 2024 with the BMW M Hybrid V8 Art Car by Mehretu – continuing a tradition spanning almost 50 years that not only inspires motorsport fans, but everyone else as well who are interested in art, technology, design and mobility. Artists such as Alexander Calder, Frank Stella, Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, Esther Mahlangu, Jenny Holzer, Jeff Koons, Cao Fei and John Baldessari have designed vehicles for BMW since 1975.
“I’ve loved cars all my life, as toys, as objects, as opportunities. For this reason, I am really looking forward to working on the next BMW Art Car,” says Julie Mehretu. “The thrill of speed, the Le Mans 24-hour race and the innovative possibilities of hybrid and fully electric vehicles to open up and play through completely new terrains in mobility and motorsport in the future.”
In addition to the designed vehicle, Mehretu’s concept includes translocal media workshops that will take place in eight African cities. The results of the workshops will be presented together with the 20th BMW Art Car 2025 at the Zeitz MOCAA in Cape Town.
Questions & contact:
Doris Fleischer
Spokeswoman for BMW Group Cultural Commitment
Phone: +49 151 601 27806
E-Mail: Doris.Fleischer@bmw.de
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