They may not be the latest in technology on the surface, but the BMW Art Car Collection, which is due back in Australia in June, is definitely packed with technology under the bonnet. In fact some of the technology such as multi valve engines and BMW braking systems first appeared in the cars painted by the BMW Art Car artists.
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| Ken Done paints his Art Car |
The collection which had its world premiere at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney in 1989 is due back in Australia in June 07 at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney. Among the rare BMWs coming back to Australia are Art Cars painted by Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Frank Stella.
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| Michael Jagamara Nelson Paints his BMW Art Car |
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n 1989 and now, millions of people have seen the collection around the world at locations like the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Under the bonnet of each Art Car is a BMW motor car than has won a World Championship, Le Mans or a European Touring car championship. In 1989, Australians Ken Done and Michael Jagamara Nelson were commissioned to paint a BMW Art Car. As a creator of one of these unique pieces, they joined an elite group of global artists, which includes Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Frank Stella and Robert Rauschenberg.
