Graffiti star Futura 2000 teams with BMW for three new Art Cars

By RELAXNEWS | 4 February 2020


LOS ANGELES: BMW will present three exclusive versions of the BMW M2 Competition, all decorated by New York graffiti artist Futura 2000, on the occasion of the Frieze Los Angeles 2020, a major contemporary art event that will take place in Hollywood Feb 13-16.

BMW has continued with its enduring commitment to the "Art Car" project initiated by the German manufacturer in 1975. A total of 19 artists have already taken part, including Andy Warhol, Frank Stella, Roy Lichtenstein, Jeff Koons, Ernst Fuchs, Matazo Kayama and David Hockney. Now it's Futura 2000's turn to take on this creative challenge.

Leonard McGurr, aka Futura 2000, is a pioneering graffiti artist in New York City where he has been painting since the early 1970s. He is one of the great names of modern New York art, along with the late Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring.

The artist has signed up to decorate a limited edition of the BMW M2 Competition, which will be available from June 2020.

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