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Since 1975, BMW has been letting the world's greatest artists use its cars as canvasses for their creativity. Works by the likes of Calder and Warhol have toured museums around the world, and some have even competed on the track. Now the German automaker has created an online gallery for all 17 of these cars, with a video chronicling the ongoing project. Click through the slideshow to take a look at 7 of the best of the BMW art cars.![calder2]()
The original art car by Alexander Calder with a drawing of the newest, Jeff Koon's 2010 Le Mans 24 Hours entry.![warhol]()
Andy Warhol's 1979 M1 supercar, of which he said: “I love that car. It has turned out better than the artwork.”![holzer]()
Jenny Holzer's 1999 V12 LMR![penck]()
The Z1 itself is almost as rare as this one decorated by A.R. Penck![lichten]()
Recalling his 1977 320i Gruppe 5 Rennversion, Roy Lichtenstein said “I pondered on it for a long time and put as much into it as I possibly could.”![hockney]()
Of the 1995 850 CSi, David Hockey says “the car has wonderful lines which I followed.”
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