I've never hid my affection for the BMW Art Cars of the late 70s and early 80s, they are in a word, awesome. After a few rather dull and (in my opinion anyways) uninspired examples in the 90s and 00s, BMW and Jeff Koons have righted all wrongs of the recent past.
For those that follow or are 'into' art, you already know that Koons is a weird guy. He was married to a porn star for a while and has a rather interesting collection of work. The man has some original ideas, that is for sure. I think perhaps what is most interesting is that he had contacted BMW all the way back in 2003 about doing an art car, which means he is also extremely cool. (anyone who actively seeks out the completion of a BMW Art car is by default, extremely cool no matter what else they are.)
The car looks fantastic, if a shockingly similar to something I did on that Toyota 'Sponsifier' website a few months ago. (pure coincidence I'm sure) I'm a little disappointed that it is vinyl wrapped rather than painted, which is supposedly lighter than paint, and time was a factor for completion so BMW made that call.
The E92 GT2 M3 will not have an easy victory in class at Le Mans this year, but it will have as good a shot as any others, and could pull off a feat that no other BMW Art Car has done: victory at Le Mans. They have gotten excruciatingly close with the Roy Lichtenstein 320i Turbo and the Andy Warhol M1 both placing on the podiums, but never a victory. 2010 could be the year, I sure hope so.
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I think it looks great, can't wait to see it on track!
ReplyDeletecar looks hot, it will be interesting to se how "vinyl" ages over the next 20+30+ years as it will find a place in the museum with the others. Kudos for him seeking it out with BMW, didn't know that.. MICA grad there? nice one. thumbs up
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