Internationally acclaimed artist Jeff Koons has been announced as the next in a distinguished line of artists who will be creating a BMW Art Car in what is the 35th anniversary year of the German car manufacturer's programme.
Speaking from his New York studio, Jeff Koons said: "I always thought it would be an honour to work on a BMW Art Car, I look forward to participating in a tradition set forth by such great artists as Calder, Lichtenstein, Stella, and Warhol."
BMW said the Koons car will be revealed later in the year with details of the model and preliminary design being "announced in due course".
Koons will join an illustrious group of artists that include Andy Warhol, David Hockney (pictured, Jenny Holzer, Roy Lichtenstein, Frank Stella, Robert Rauschenberg, and Alexander Calder – each of whom has made a unique artistic statement about the appearance and meaning of cars.
Since 1975, artists from around the world have turned BMW cars into art, signifying a particular period. In 2007, the last installment was revealed with Olafur Eliasson's "Your Mobile Expectations: BMW H2R project." Across the globe many Art Cars have been exhibited in renowned museums throughout the world including the Louvre, the Guggenheim Museums, and the Shanghai Art Museum.
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