Esther Mahlangu and BMW Group engineer Stella Clarke meet at the opening of Esther Mahlangu's first retrospective in Cape Town. Photo: Clint Strydom (02/2024)

Esther Mahlangu and BMW Group engineer Stella Clarke meet at the opening of Esther Mahlangu's first retrospective in Cape Town. Photo: Clint Strydom (02/2024)

Esther Mahlangu and BMW Group engineer Stella Clarke meet at the opening of Esther Mahlangu's first retrospective in Cape Town. Photo: Clint Strydom (02/2024)

Esther Mahlangu and BMW Group engineer Stella Clarke meet at the opening of Esther Mahlangu's first retrospective in Cape Town. Photo: Clint Strydom (02/2024)

Esther Mahlangu and BMW Group engineer Stella Clarke meet at the opening of Esther Mahlangu's first retrospective in Cape Town. Photo: Clint Strydom (02/2024)

Julie Mehretu working on her 20th BMW Art Car with Jackie Furtado from the artist’s studio Photo: André Josselin and Tina Paffen © BMW AG

Detail shot of the 20th BMW Art Car by Julie Mehretu in the creation process. Photo: André Josselin and Tina Paffen © BMW AG

Julie Mehretu working on her 20th BMW Art Car. Photo: André Josselin and Tina Paffen © BMW AG

Detail shot of the 20th BMW Art Car by Julie Mehretu in the creation process. Photo: André Josselin and Tina Paffen © BMW AG

Julie Mehretu working on her 20th BMW Art Car. Photo: André Josselin and Tina Paffen © BMW AG

Julie Mehretu working on her 20th BMW Art Car. Photo: André Josselin and Tina Paffen © BMW AG

Detail shot of the 20th BMW Art Car by Julie Mehretu in the creation process. Photo: André Josselin and Tina Paffen © BMW AG

Mural Artist Maalavidaa (08/2023)

Mural Artist Maalavidaa and the BMW XM (08/2023)

Zehefology, film still, 2023 Commissioned by L’Almanach 23, Le Consortium, Dijon Courtesy of the artist (07/2023)

Xenon Palace Championship, film still, 2023 Commissioned by Luma Arles and Google Courtesy of the artist (07/2023)

Xenon Palace Championship, film still, 2023 Commissioned by Luma Arles and Google Courtesy of the artist (07/2023)

Xenon Palace Championship, installation view, Luma Arles, 2023 Commissioned by Luma Arles and Google Courtesy of the artist (07/2023)

Crystal Zastruga, film still, 2023 Courtesy of the artist (07/2023)

Crystal Zastruga, film still, 2023 Courtesy of the artist (07/2023)

Xenon Palace Championship, installation view, Luma Arles, 2023 Commissioned by Luma Arles and Google Courtesy of the artist (07/2023)

Julie Mehretu When Angels Speak of Love (Barcelona), 2018 Ink and Acrylic on Canvas 80 x 60 inches (203.2 x 152.4 cm) Photo Credit: Tom Powel Imaging Private Collection Courtesy of Marian Goodman Gallery © Julie Mehretu (06/2023)

Julie Mehretu Metoikos (she opened her mouth, to breathe lightning), 2019-2021 Ink and Acrylic on Canvas 96 x 120 inches (243.8 x 304.8 cm) Photo Credit: Tom Powel Imaging Private Collection Courtesy of Marian Goodman Gallery © Julie Mehretu (06/2023)

Julie Mehretu Black Monolith, for Okwui Enwezor (Charlottesville), 2017-2020 Ink and Acrylic on Canvas 84 x 72 inches (213.4 x 182.9 cm) Photo Credit: Tom Powel Imaging Private Collection Courtesy of Marian Goodman Gallery © Julie Mehretu (06/2023)

Julie Mehretu Conversion (S.M. del Popolo/after C.), 2019-2020 Ink and Acrylic on Canvas 96 x 120 inches (243.8 x 304.8 cm) Photo Credit: Tom Powel Imaging Collection Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Courtesy of Marian Goodman Gallery © Julie Mehretu (06/2023)

Julie Mehretu See Gold, Cry Black, 2019 Ink and Acrylic on Canvas 96 x 120 inches (243.8 x 304.8 cm) Photo Credit: Cathy Carver Private Collection Courtesy of Marian Goodman Gallery © Julie Mehretu (06/2023)

Julie Mehretu. 20th BMW Art Car Artist. Photo: Josefina Santos (06/2023)

Julie Mehretu. 20th BMW Art Car Artist. Photo: Josefina Santos (06/2023)

Julie Mehretu. 20th BMW Art Car Artist. Photo: Josefina Santos (06/2023)

Julie Mehretu. 20th BMW Art Car Artist. Photo: Josefina Santos (06/2023)

20th BMW Art Car. Jury Meeting on June 14, 2018. f.l.t.r.: Hans Ulrich Obrist, Artistic Director, Serpentine Galleries, London; Massimiliano Gioni, Edlis Neeson Artistic Director, New Museum, New York; Madeleine Grynsztejn, Pritzker Director, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; Matthias Mühling, Director, Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus und Kunstbau, Munich; Hervé Poulain, Initiator BMW Art Car Collection and CEO Artcurial; Stephanie Rosenthal, Director, Guggenheim Abu Dhabi; Richard Armstrong, Director, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation, New York; Yilmaz Dziewior, Director, Museum Ludwig, Cologne; Anita Dube, Artist and Curator, Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2018, Kerala; Cecilia Alemani, Donald R. Mullen, Jr. Director and Chief Curator, High Line Art, New York; Koyo Kouoh, Executive Director and Chief Curator, Zeit MOCAA, Cape Town; Anton Belov, Director, Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, Moscow; Okwui Enwezor (1963-2019), former Director, Haus der Kunst, Munich. (06/2023)

Julie Mehretu at the Rolex 24 at DAYTONA, 2023. Photo: Julian Kroehl (06/2023)

Julie Mehretu at the Rolex 24 at DAYTONA, 2023. Photo: Julian Kroehl (06/2023)

Julie Mehretu at the Rolex 24 at DAYTONA, 2023. Photo: Julian Kroehl (06/2023)

Julie Mehretu at the Rolex 24 at DAYTONA, 2023. Photo: Julian Kroehl (06/2023)

Julie Mehretu at the Rolex 24 at DAYTONA, 2023. Photo: Julian Kroehl (06/2023)

Julie Mehretu Haka (and Riot), 2019 Ink and Acrylic on Canvas 144 x 180 inches (365.8 x 457.2 cm) Photo Credit: Tom Powel Imaging Collection Los Angeles County Museum of Art, gift of Andy Song Courtesy of Marian Goodman Gallery © Julie Mehretu (06/2023)

Julie Mehretu Stadia I, 2004 Ink and Acrylic on Canvas 108 x 144 inches (274.3 x 365.7 cm) Photo Credit: Richard Stoner Collection San Francisco MoMA Courtesy of Marian Goodman Gallery © Julie Mehretu (06/2023)

Intercultural Innovation Hub 2023 in Berlin (05/2023)

"The Electric AI Canvas" at Art Basel in Basel 2023. An installation inspired by the new BMW i5. (05/2023)