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A BMW legend in the flesh
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Last week I was in the presence of a real automotive legend. No, it wasn't a multiple-race champion; it wasn't a legendary Formula 1 winning car from the 1950s; it wasn't a modern marvel of technological advancement or even a leader in the automotive world. What it was, however, was a one-of-a-kind BMW M1; and not just any M1 (even though they're special enough as is), this one was painted by pop artist and icon Andy Warhol.
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BMW Art Car Collection now available on the web
Monday, July 11, 2011
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first BMW Art Car, the German brand has released an extensive overview of the origin, the history and the development of their 17-car collection.
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Need some help with parking?
Friday, January 28, 2011
If you drive a car, odds are you've come across a driver trying vainly to fit into a parking spot and blocking your way. Each time, you think that driver could use a helping hand.
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A Bugatti Veyron engine to show off your watches
Thursday, December 09, 2010
If you've got enough money to buy expensive things, but not enough to get your own Bugatti Veyron, ORIGINTIMES has the perfect solution for you: the BIG BLOCK WINDER.
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ART Grand Prix stops its Formula 3 programme
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
ART Grand Prix (the team of Frederic Vasseur and Nicloas Todt that wanted to become the 13th F1 team) has announced it would terminate its Formula 3 programme and not be taking part in any Formula 3 series in 2011.
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A ''K-O'd'' Ferrari 355 Spider
Friday, June 25, 2010
A British artist by the name of Anthony James created an unusual art piece. Indeed, James had the idea to put in a glass cage a Ferrari 355 Spider that was involved in an accident and burned down. The artwork is striking enough to watch and gives chills to any car enthusiast ...
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Ian Cook Paints With a Big Rig
Wednesday, June 09, 2010
Some artists like to use small, delicate brushes. Others, like Ian Cook, take a somewhat more excentric approach. The British artist likes to paint with radio controlled cars. But for his most recent piece, he decided to take things one step further, calling on - among other things - a big rig truck.
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BMW unveiled Jeff Koons' BMW Art Car in Paris
Wednesday, June 02, 2010
At the premiere of the 17th BMW Art Car Jeff Koons unveiled and signed his car in front of 300 international VIP guests on June 1 in the Centre Pompidou in Paris, one of the world's most prestigious cultural institutions for modern and contemporary art.
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Jeff Koons Reveals Preliminary Designs for the BMW M3 GT2
Tuesday, April 06, 2010
New York In the spirit of Calder, Stella, Lichtenstein, Warhol, and Holzer, BMW announced today that the 17th Art Car created by Jeff Koons will race where the first rolling pieces of art by legendary artists raced - at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France, June 12-13, 2010.
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Chevrolet Cruze Created By Hitting And Throwing Paint-Covered Cricket Balls
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Ex-England cricket captain Michael Vaughan has today turned his hand to contemporary art by creating the world's biggest "artballing" painting - a 16 by five foot image of a Chevrolet Cruze car created by hitting and throwing paint-covered cricket balls against a blank canvas over 5,000 times.
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World's First Ice Tattoo, With Nissan Cube Inside
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Today, controversial tattoo artist Henry Hate unveiled his first ever sculpture and the world's first ice tattoo in a creative partnership for the launch of Nissan Cube.
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Jeff Koons to create new BMW Art Car
Sunday, February 07, 2010
Internationally acclaimed artist Jeff Koons has been announced as the next in a distinguished line of artists who will be creating BMW Art Car in what is the 35th anniversary year of the programme.
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Maybach by David LaChapelle
Saturday, December 05, 2009
The Maybach automobile brand is accelerating its commitment to contemporary art. The focus is to work with internationally renowned artists like David LaChapelle and major institutions within the art community, like the Fondation Beyeler in Basel, Switzerland.
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2011 Audi A8 to be unveiled on the eve of Design Miami
Thursday, November 19, 2009
The 100th anniversary year of the Audi brand is set to culminate with a very special occasion. November 30 sees the world premiere of the new Audi A8 - in the extraordinary setting of Miami. Here the brand's new flagship will be presented in a truly innovative way in the Audi Pavilion, a temporary museum structure.
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New York street artist uses MINI as a canvas (video)
Friday, November 13, 2009
Munich. What do the MINI and street art have in common? MINI has always been a defining feature of the streetscapes of major cities and itself constitutes a part of urban street culture. Exceptional design has traditionally been an aspiration of the brand - a passion shared by the champions of creative street art.
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Ten MINI cars. Ten artists. To mark its 50th anniversary
Sunday, November 08, 2009
It's always tempting to write "Wash Me" on a dirty car or to draw something on a fogged windscreen with your finger. Everyday situations like this were the inspiration for this publication, says Nico Ammann, art director and photographer of the works featured in the book to be published by MINI Switzerland in a limited edition of 2,000.
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Famous blind artist the first to see the new Volvo S60
Monday, October 26, 2009
Turkish artist Esref Armagan is renowned throughout the world for his unique feel for perspective and shape. He was the very first non-employee to be invited to Volvo Car Corporation headquarters in Sweden to see and paint the yet-to-be-revealed next generation Volvo S60. Although the car will not be launched until 2010, Volvo Cars is already revealing his interpretation on the social media site Facebook.
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One-of-a-kind Infiniti G Coupe Inspired By Cirque du Soleil
Saturday, September 26, 2009
MISSISSAUGA, ON, - Last night Infiniti Canada revealed the Infiniti G37 Anniversary Art Project Vehicle at the 14th Annual Canadian Art Gallery Hop Gala in Toronto. To commemorate Infiniti's 20th anniversary, Infiniti Canada partnered with Cirque du Soleil(R) to create a one-of-a-kind G37 Sport Coupe. Montreal artist Heidi Taillefer created the design and spent almost one month hand-painting the exterior of the vehicle.
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New service enables owners to put 'art' into their smart
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
smart is adding a huge splash of colour and personalisation to the ownership of its fortwo models with the launch of an exciting new product design service in conjunction with performance and styling specialists BRABUS.
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A new work of art every day: The ground-breaking publication "Visionaire" and smart celebrate the era of electricity
Tuesday, September 08, 2009
Avant-garde meets avant-garde. The New York-based limited-edition fashion and art publication Visionaire draws inspiration for its 57th issue from the unique two-seater smart fortwo. Visionaire 57 "2010" is the first plug-in electric issue of the publication. 52 internationally renowned curators and art collectors were recruited to select 365 works of art, making this issue, in the form of an electronic daily calendar, a ground-breaking compendium of contemporary art.
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One Of The Most Unusual Moving Art Installations
Friday, September 04, 2009
As the British Staycation summer comes to an end, Vauxhall Motors and Jiggery Pokery have immortalised the best bits of our holiday at home, by creating the Great British Souvenir - an art installation featuring weird and wonderful trinkets from across cool Britannia.
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Ian Cook creates Transformers Bumblebee image
Thursday, August 20, 2009
A classic Chevrolet Camaro will create a buzz wherever it goes, but when it's the iconic 'Bumblebee' from the Transformers movie it stirs up even more of an emotion.
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GM Canada : 40 percent fewer dealerships
Monday, April 27, 2009
General Motors of Canada will follow the lead of the US branch by reducing the number of dealerships across the country by 42 percent as several nameplates will be tossed aside. The announcement came earlier this morning.
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Gone is the dash-mounted flower vase in the latest version of Volkswagen's Bug. Gone too is much of its cutesiness, replaced by a notable degree of sportiness intended to broaden the Beetle's target market by attracting male attention.
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