Miami Beach, Florida, USA - December 05, 2013 - Artist Jeff Koons and supermodel Karolína Kurková presented the North American premiere of Koons' BMW Art Car, the M3 GT2 race car on December 4th, the night of the opening day of Art Basel in Miami Beach. Among the guests were important representatives of the art world such as Chris Dercon, Director of Tate Modern, the curator of the 8th Berlin Biennale, Juan A. Gaitán, as well as the auctioneer Simon de Pury. The unveiling happened during a BMW reception in the Miami Beach Botanical Garden where Koons and Mark Spiegler, Director of Art Basel spoke. Jeff Koons' BMW Art Car will remain on display at Miami Beach Botanical Garden, across the entrance from the South Beach Convention Center at 2000 Convention Center Drive, until finally of the fair on December 8, 2013.
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Artist Jeff Koons and supermodel and actress Karolína Kurková unveil the North American premiere of the BMW Art Car by Jeff Koons (BMW M3 GT2) in the Miami Beach Botanical Gardens as part of Art Basel on December 4, 2013 in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.
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Miami Beach, Florida, USA - December 05, 2013
Artist Jeff Koons and supermodel Karolína Kurková presented the North American premiere of Koons’ BMW Art Car, the M3 GT2 race car on December 4th, the night of the opening day of Art Basel in Miami Beach.
Among the guests were important representatives of the art world such as Chris Dercon, Director of Tate Modern, the curator of the 8th Berlin Biennale, Juan A. Gaitán, as well as the auctioneer Simon de Pury.
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Supermodel and actress Karolína Kurková and artist Jeff Koons unveil the North American premiere of the BMW Art Car by Jeff Koons (BMW M3 GT2) in the Miami Beach Botanical Gardens as part of Art Basel on December 4, 2013 in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.
Courtesy of BMW AG / Donald Bowers / Getty Images for BMW. |
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The unveiling happened during a BMW reception in the Miami Beach Botanical Garden where Koons and Mark Spiegler, Director of Art Basel spoke.
Jeff Koons’ BMW Art Car will remain on display at Miami Beach Botanical Garden, across the entrance from the South Beach Convention Center at 2000 Convention Center Drive, until finally of the fair on December 8, 2013.
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Mark Spiegler, Trudy Hardy and Jeff Koons unveil the North American premiere of the BMW Art Car by Jeff Koons (BMW M3 GT2) in the Miami Beach Botanical Gardens as part of Art Basel on December 4, 2013 in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.
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At the event, Koons remarked:
“I always enjoyed the Art Cars – Warhol’s Car, Roy Lichtenstein’s car, Stella’s, Calder’s – all the cars have always been fantastic. I just wanted to participate. The art world is like a family and I wanted to also be involved in this dialogue of designing an Art Car. Today, I’m proud that this car is there alongside their work, too.”
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Mark Spiegler, supermodel and actress Karolína Kurková and Jeff Koons unveil the North American premiere of the BMW Art Car by Jeff Koons (BMW M3 GT2) in the Miami Beach Botanical Gardens as part of Art Basel on December 4, 2013 in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.
Courtesy of BMW AG / Donald Bowers / Getty Images for BMW. |
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Another legendary “rolling sculpture”, created by Andy Warhol, will be on display in Art Basel's Collectors Lounge.
The pop art icon painted a BMW M1 that raced in the 24-hour race at Le Mans in 1979.
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BMW Art Car by Jeff Koons (BMW M3 GT2) on display on December 4, 2013 in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.
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The BMW Art Car Collection was initiated by Jochen Neerpasch, then Director of BMW Motorsport, as well as French racing driver and auctioneer Hervé Poulain, when the latter invited his friend Alexander Calder to design his BMW Le Mans 24-hour race car in 1975.
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BMW Art Car by Jeff Koons (BMW M3 GT2) on display on December 4, 2013 in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.
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Since then, some of the greatest names in contemporary art have been added to the collection, such as Roy Lichtenstein, Frank Stella, Robert Rauschenberg, David Hockney, Jenny Holzer and Olafur Eliasson.
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BMW Art Car by Jeff Koons (BMW M3 GT2) on display on December 4, 2013 in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.
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During Art Basel in Miami Beach, the BMW i8, the i brand’s high performance plug-in hybrid, will also make its East Coast debut, at a reception at the SLS Hotel in South Beach on December 5, 2013.
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Artist Jeff Koons unveils the North American premiere of his BMW Art Car (BMW M3 GT2) in the Miami Beach Botanical Gardens as part of Art Basel on December 4, 2013 in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.
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BMW has been a partner of Art Basel in Miami Beach since its inception and also provides the VIP shuttle service for the fair.
About Art Basel
Art Basel stages the world's premier art shows for Modern and contemporary works, sited in Basel, Miami Beach, and Hong Kong.
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Artist Jeff Koons unveils the North American premiere of his BMW Art Car (BMW M3 GT2) in the Miami Beach Botanical Gardens as part of Art Basel on December 4, 2013 in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.
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Defined by its host city and region, each show is unique, which is reflected in its participating galleries, artworks presented, and the content of parallel programming produced in collaboration with local institutions for each edition.
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Artist Jeff Koons unveils the North American premiere of his BMW Art Car (BMW M3 GT2) in the Miami Beach Botanical Gardens as part of Art Basel on December 4, 2013 in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.
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In addition to ambitious stands featuring leading galleries from around the world, each show's singular exhibition sectors spotlight the latest developments in the visual arts, offering visitors new ideas, new inspiration, and new contacts in the art world.
artbasel.com
About BMW’s Cultural Commitment
For more than 40 years now, the BMW Group has initiated and engaged in over 100 cultural cooperations worldwide.
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Artist Jeff Koons unveils the North American premiere of his BMW Art Car (BMW M3 GT2) in the Miami Beach Botanical Gardens as part of Art Basel on December 4, 2013 in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.
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The company places the main focus of its long-term commitment on modern and contemporary art, jazz and classical music as well as architecture and design.
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Chris Dercon and Jeff Koons unveil the North American premiere of the BMW Art Car by Jeff Koons (BMW M3 GT2) on Wednesday, December 4, 2013 in the Miami Beach Botanical Gardens as part of Art Basel Miami Beach 2013.
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In 1972, three large-scale paintings were created by the artist Gerhard Richter specifically for the foyer of the BMW Group's Munich headquarters.
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Michela De Pury, Simon De Pury, supermodel and actress Karolína Kurková, Thomas Girst and Archie Drury attend the Jeff Koons BMW Art Car US premiere snd Andy Warhol BMW Art Car Exhibition in the Miami Beach Botanical Gardens as part of Art Basel on December 4, 2013 in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.
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Since then, artists such as Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Olafur Eliasson, Jeff Koons, Zubin Metha, Daniel Barenboim and Anna Netrebko have co-operated with BMW.
The company has also commissioned famous architects such as Karl Schwanzer, Zaha Hadid and Coop Himmelbau to design important corporate buildings and plants.
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BMW Art Car by Andy Warhol, 1979 BMW M1 on display at the VIP lounge at Art Basel Miami Beach on December 4, 2013 in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.
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In 2011, the BMW Guggenheim Lab, a global initiative of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, the Guggenheim Museum and the BMW Group celebrated its world premiere in New York.
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BMW Art Car by Andy Warhol, 1979 BMW M1 on display at the VIP lounge at Art Basel Miami Beach on December 4, 2013 in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.
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The BMW Group takes absolute creative freedom in all the cultural activities it is involved in for granted – as this is just as essential for groundbreaking artistic work as it is for major innovations in a successful business.
Further information: www.bmwgroup.com/culture and www.bmwgroup.com/culture/overview
The BMW Group
The BMW Group is the leading premium manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles in the world with its BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce brands.
As a global company, the BMW Group operates 28 production and assembly facilities in 13 countries and has a global sales network in more than 140 countries.
In 2012, the BMW Group sold about 1.85 million cars and more than 117,000 motorcycles worldwide.
The profit before tax for the financial year 2012 was euro 7.82 billion on revenues amounting to euro 76.85 billion.
At 31 December 2012, the BMW Group had a workforce of 105,876 employees.
The success of the BMW Group has always been built on long-term thinking and responsible action.
The company has therefore established ecological and social sustainability throughout the value chain, comprehensive product responsibility and a clear commitment to conserving resources as an integral part of its strategy.
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For questions please contact:
Dr. Thomas Girst
BMW Group Corporate and Governmental Affairs
Head of Cultural Engagement
Telephone: +49 89-382-24753, Fax: +49 89-382-10881
Stacy Morris
BMW of North America
Corporate Communications Manager – Marketing & Culture
Telephone: +1-201-370-5134
Media Website: www.press.bmwgroup.com
E-mail: presse@bmw.de
If you have any questions regarding this press release, please contact:
BMW Group
Thomas Girst
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Fax: +49-89-382-10881
E-mail: thomas.girst@bmw.de
Source: BMW Group
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