Julie Mehretu is the latest artist to transform a BMW racing car into a dynamic artwork

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This is the twentieth BMW Art Car, a BMW M Hybrid V8 racecar that’ll take to the track at Le Mans with a livery created by artist Julie Mehretu

‘There is something investigatory and playful about motor racing. It’s a form of sport, a form of imagination, a form of creativity. It’s an important place in the imagination. I was fascinated to play in that place,’ says the Ethiopian American artist, the twentieth in the illustrious initiative which began in 1975 when racing driver Hervé Poulain invited his friend, the artist Alexander Calder, to paint a BMW 3.0 CSL which was subsequently raced at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Julie Mehretu and BMW Motorsport drivers Sheldon van der Linde, René Rast and Robin Frijns. Mehretu also designed the drivers' race suits and helmetsOn 15 June BMW Motorsport drivers Sheldon van der Linde , Robin Frijns and René Rast will enter the twentieth BMW Art Car into the 24 Hours of Le Mans race, bearing starting number 20 at the Circuit de la Sarthe.

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