BMW official partner of Art Basel in Basel 2017. BMW Art & Design Talk featuring BMW Art Car artist Cao Fei, Davidoff resident Yan Xing and Philip Tinari, Director of the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing.

Basel. From June 15 to 18, 2017, the Swiss edition of
Art Basel offers again extensive insights into the work of over 4,000
artists, presented by 291 of the world’s leading galleries. As in
previous years and as longstanding partner of the shows in Basel,
Miami Beach and Hong Kong, BMW will once more offer its VIP shuttle
service as well as its BMW Art Design Talk.

On June 14, the BMW Art Design Talk will be
presented by two partners of Art Basel, BMW and Davidoff. The panel
will feature Cao Fei, creator of the 18th BMW Art Car,
Davidoff resident Yan Xing and Philip Tinari, Director of the Ullens
Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing, who will come together at UBS
Forum to discuss the topic “Art China: Is there an avantgarde?”

On the first preview day of the show, Dr Nicolas Peter, board member
of BMW AG will host an exclusive reception at UBS Forum in presence of
Marc Spiegler, Global Director of Art Basel. While at the time of this
year’s Art Basel the 18th BMW Art Car will still be on its
display in China following its world premiere in Beijing at the end of
May, an app developed by Cao Fei and the engineers of BMW will be
presented at the reception. Guests will thus be able to experience Cao
Fei’s installation via an augmented reality projection integrated in
the app.

As long-term partner, BMW has supported the global fairs of Art Basel
in Basel, Miami Beach and Hong Kong for many years. The BMW Art
Journey is a global collaboration between Art Basel and BMW, created
to enable emerging artists to undertake a creative research journey to
a destination of their choice and to develop and realize new ideas and
projects. This unique award is open to all artists exhibiting in the
Discoveries and Positions sectors in the Hong Kong and Miami Beach
shows of Art Basel, respectively. Two judging panels comprised of
internationally renowned experts meet first to select a shortlist of
three artists from the sector, who are then invited to submit
proposals for a journey aimed to further develop their ideas and
artistic work. The jury reconvenes to choose a winner from the three
proposals. For further information on the BMW Art Journey, please
visit:  
www.bmw-art-journey.com

In addition to Art Basel in Basel, Miami Beach and Hong Kong, BMW
supports renowned art fairs and art initiatives including TEFAF,
Gallery Weekend and Kochi Muziris Biennale. BMW further cooperates on
a long-term basis with cultural institutions and creative minds the
world over to promote formats such as BMW Tate Live or Preis der Nationalgalerie.

For further information on the cultural engagement of BMW Group,
please go to: www.bmwgroup.com/culture
and www.bmwgroup.com/culture/overview