The 2025 edition of Art Dubai is set to take place at Madinat Jumeirah from 18 to 20 April, with VIP guests welcomed for preview days on 16 and 17 April. As a long-term supporter of the fair, BMW will showcase the iconic 4th BMW Art Car, painted by Andy Warhol in just 28 minutes in 1979, on the fairground.
+++ Workshops for artists in Lagos, Dakar, Tangier, Nairobi, and Cape Town +++ BMW Group establishes African Film and Media Arts Collective (AFMAC) for filmmakers with BMW Art Car artist Julie Mehretu and film writer/producer Mehret Mandefro +++ Six new film productions as an anthology of contemporary film from Africa +++ Final exhibition in 2026 at the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa curated by Koyo Kouoh +++
The winning duo receives financial support from BMW Group France, including a grant of 10,000 euros for the artist, 8,000 euros for the curator, as well as a research and production budget of 15,000 euros. Their project will be presented at the Rencontres d'Arles in summer 2025, then at Paris Photo in November 2025, two major events of which BMW is proud to be an official partner.
Following its global debut in 2024, the BMW Group is proud to present the 20th BMW Art Car, designed by internationally renowned artist Julie Mehretu, at this year’s edition of Art Basel Hong Kong. The showcase is part of the ongoing BMW Art Car World Tour, celebrating 50 years of the iconic “rolling sculptures” that unite art, design, and innovation.
BMW Group and the London Symphony Orchestra present the 13th edition of BMW Classics in London’s renowned Trafalgar Square on Sunday 15 June at 5pm. The concert highlights the continued partnership between the BMW Group and the London Symphony Orchestra, which since 2012 has brought superlative live orchestral music to audiences in one of the world’s most iconic public spaces and to tens of thousands more around the globe watching on YouTube.
+++ BMW Group Group Niederlassung Wien invited to the official opening of the BMW Art Car World Tour at the Museum of Applied Arts +++ BMW Vision Neue Klasse, BMW Vision Neue Klasse X and BMW Art Cars exhibited together as part of the “(R) EVOLUTION OF ART” event +++ Design accelerates change: “Innovation and creativity are inextricably linked” +++
+++ "Rolling sculptures" from Alexander Calder’s first to Julie Mehretu’s latest +++ Largest exhibition project in the history of the collection spans all five continents +++ Collaborations with cultural institutions and art platforms +++ African Film and Media Arts Collective for filmmakers and media artists +++
BMW Group India is the long-term presenting partner of the 16th edition of India Art Fair, which will take place from 6 to 9 February 2025 at the NSIC Exhibition Grounds in New Delhi. India Art Fair is the leading platform showcasing modern and contemporary art from India and South Asia and convenes audiences to explore a record 120 exhibitors, including 78 galleries, presented alongside major regional and international art institutions.
Federation Square came alive with music this past Saturday evening as thousands gathered for the highly anticipated BMW Opera for All concert. Now in its third year, the free open-air event, presented by BMW in partnership with Opera Australia - once again delivered a world-class cultural experience, celebrating the power of music and community.
Building on the remarkable success of the past two years, BMW, in partnership with Opera Australia, is excited to announce the third edition of the BMW Opera for All event. This concert returns to Melbourne’s Fed Square on Saturday, February 1, 2025, from 5pm to 7pm, promising a spectacular evening of world-class opera, free for everyone to enjoy.
Since its very first edition in 2012, BMW has been official partner of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale (KMB). For the sixth Kochi-Muziris Biennale, the Kochi Biennale Foundation is proud to announce Nikhil Chopra with HH Art Spaces as the new curatorial team. The biennale will open to the public on 12 December 2025 for a period of four months.
For over 50 years now, the BMW Group has been engaged in hundreds of cultural cooperations worldwide. The main focus of its long-term commitment is on contemporary art, music and film as well as design. In all the cultural activities the company is involved in, the BMW Group guarantees absolute creative freedom, which is essential for both artists and BMW.
The Biscayan artist Damaris Pan has won the 39th edition of the Premio BMW de Pintura for her work ‘All monsters are human II’. In the Digital Art category, now in its third year, the prize went to the artist from León, Serafín Álvarez Prieto, for his audiovisual work ‘Spell’.
BMW France is providing an electric car service as part of the VIP programme to ensure more sustainable mobility for guests and collectors in the capital. Each year, the BMW ART MAKERS programme brings together and supports a duo of one artist and curator to create an artistic project driven by innovation and examining social issues. The current winners, Mustapha Azeroual and Marjolaine Lévy, present ‘The Green Ray’.
BMW, distributed by Borusan Otomotiv in Türkiye, is exhibiting the BMW i5 Flow NOSTOKANA at the 19th edition of Contemporary Istanbul, open for General Admission between October 24-27th, 2024, with a Preview Day on October 23rd. The installation, which had its world premiere at the Frieze Los Angeles art fair, will be on view for art enthusiasts at Tersane Istanbul.
From October 9 to 13, Frieze London and Frieze Masters will return to London’s Regent's Park. As one of Frieze’s long-term global partners since 2004, BMW will this year centre around presenting the artistic oeuvre of Ndebele artist Esther Mahlangu. This year’s BMW Lounge will present a curated selection of actor and Talk Art podcast co-host Russell Tovey’s private collection.
From September 4 to 7, Frieze Seoul will open its doors at COEX in Gangnam for the third edition of the internationally renowned art fair in Asia. As one of Frieze’s long-term global partners since 2004, BMW will be celebrating two special premieres at this year's fair.
Last weekend, BMW teamed up with the London Symphony Orchestra and the Staatsoper Unter den Linden to host free open-air concerts in London and Berlin.
This year’s BMW Classics, the free summer concert on 13 July at 5pm, highlights the continued partnership between BMW Group and the London Symphony Orchestra, which for the last twelve years has brought superlative live orchestral music to audiences in one of the world’s most iconic public spaces, Trafalgar Square, and to tens of thousands more around the globe watching on YouTube.
As part of the BMW ART MAKERS programme, the artist Mustapha Azeroual and the curator Marjolaine Lévy are developing their project ‘The Green Ray’. This artistic project is a new experiment resulting from their collaboration and will culminate in an original, immersive exhibition designed specifically to be shown at the Cloister of Saint-Trophime during the Rencontres d'Arles. The exhibition will be redesigned for Paris Photo at the Grand Palais, Paris.
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