BMW Taps Artists Cao Fei and John Baldessari For New M6 GT3s Art Car Collection
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Luxury cars are speeding works of art and BMW continually proves it with the Art Car Collection
series. This year’s offering stars new commissions by renowned artists
Cao Fei and John Baldessari, both of whom were chosen by an
international panel of museum directors. The duo will create, what
promises to be, two particularly creative BMW M6 GT3s.
“Acceleration, a concept that reminds me of my desire for speed as a
runner during the Young Pioneers days, is deeply connected to the
entangled contemporary relationships between velocity, energy and the
country,” said Fei, one of China’s boldest contemporary artists. Los
Angeles art kingpin Baldessari added, “Creating art that exists outside
of a museum is important to me and should be a goal for all artists.
This will definitely be my fastest artwork yet.”
Sporting
a 4.4-liter V8 engine, the BMW M6 GT3 is the figurehead of the marque’s
customer racing program. Powered by M TwinPower Turbo technology, the
Art Cars will put pedal to the metal on the occasional racetrack, but
they’ll mainly be seen at a standstill when parked for museum display in
the 2017 world tour.
“On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the BMW Art Car
Collection, it is time to look ahead,” said Ian Robertson, member of the
Board of Management of BMW AG, when the announcement was made at the
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York. “The collection is the
embodiment of the cultural commitment of the BMW Group. Its vehicles
stand for the combination of cutting-edge technology and inspiring art.”
Baldessari and Fei follow in the footsteps of previous Art Car
commissions by Alexander Calder, Olafur Elíasson, David Hockney, Jenny
Holzer, Jeff Koons, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Rauschenberg, Frank Stella
and Andy Warhol. In case you’re keeping count, 27-year-old Fei and
84-year-old Baldessari will be the youngest and the oldest artist to
contribute to the collection.
Vicki Arkoff
Based in Los Angeles, Vicki Arkoff is Contributor for JustLuxe,
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