BMW Art Cars in London

An NCP car park in Shoreditch might seem an unlikely venue for an art show, but that’s the location chosen by the Institute of Contemporary Art for an exhibition of the BMW Art Car Collection.

Occupying six floors of the Great Eastern Street multi-storey, the display will comprise sixteen unique BMWs that have been used as canvases by a diverse collection of artists including David Hockney, Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein.

BMW 320i Group 5 1977 Roy Lichtenstein Art CarBMW M3 Group A 1989 Ken Done Art Car

BMW Z1 (1991) A. R. Penck Art CarBMW V12 LMR 1999 Jenny Holzer Art Car

‘Art Drive! The BMW Art Car Collection’ is part of the London 2012 Festival, which is itself the culmination of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad. The event runs from the 21st of July to the 4th of August, and admission is free.

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