BMW Art Cars Exhibition at BMW Welt in Munich
The BMW Art Cars Exhibition is underway at BMW Welt in Munich, running from July 29 to August 31. This significant event marks the first time all 20 BMW Art Cars are displayed together, concluding the BMW Art Car World Tour, which began in March 2025 and visited over 30 countries, including Art Basel Hong Kong and Contemporary Istanbul. The collection features contributions from renowned artists such as Alexander Calder, Andy Warhol, and Olafur Eliasson. Notably, Eliasson's BMW H2R Project has been showcased only three times, while Julie Mehretu's upcoming car is linked to the African Film and Media Arts Collective.
Key facts
- Exhibition runs 29 July to 31 August at BMW Welt in Munich.
- All 20 BMW Art Cars are displayed together for the first time.
- The show is the final stop of the BMW Art Car World Tour since March 2025.
- World Tour visited over 30 countries including Art Basel Hong Kong, Art Dubai, Contemporary Istanbul.
- First Art Car was created by Alexander Calder in 1975.
- Artists include Stella, Lichtenstein, Warhol, Hockney, Holzer, Eliasson, Koons, Cao Fei, Mehretu.
- Olafur Eliasson's BMW H2R Project has been shown only three times.
- Julie Mehretu's 2024 car co-founded AFMAC with Mehret Mandefro.
Entities
Artists
- Alexander Calder
- Frank Stella
- Roy Lichtenstein
- Andy Warhol
- Ernst Fuchs
- Robert Rauschenberg
- Michael Jagamara Nelson
- Ken Done
- Matazo Kayama
- César Manrique
- A.R. Penck
- Esther Mahlangu
- Sandro Chia
- David Hockney
- Jenny Holzer
- Olafur Eliasson
- Jeff Koons
- Cao Fei
- John Baldessari
- Julie Mehretu
- Mehret Mandefro
- Sandra Wittemer
Institutions
- BMW
- BMW Welt
- BMW Art Car Collection
- Art Basel Hong Kong
- Art Dubai
- Contemporary Istanbul
- African Film and Media Arts Collective (AFMAC)
Locations
- Munich
- Germany
- Hong Kong
- Dubai
- United Arab Emirates
- Istanbul
- Turkey