Mehretu's commissioned artwork will be worn by the BMW M Hybrid V-8 racer during this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans race.

Experienced by Kimatni D. Rawlins Welcome to the enchanting city of Paris for the World Premiere of the 20th BMW Art Car by ...

in collaboration with BMW Art Makers, is a compelling exploration of human impact on the landscape Julie Mehretu will create the 20th BMW Art Car New York-based artist Julie Mehretu has been awarded ...

Julie Mehretu, an Ethiopian American artist known for her multilayered contemporary paintings, has long experimented with elements of movement and density in her large-scale works. But her next ...

In her 2021 documentary Julie Mehretu: Palimpsest, the abstract painter explains that news images have long fueled her art. “I’ve been working with news media images since the mid-90s when I ...

The 20th stays true to tradition: Ethiopian-born American artist Julie Mehretu started the project by using the M Hybrid V8 LMDh car as a blank canvas. The livery draws inspiration from Mehretu ...

Ethiopian American artist Julie Mehretu, known for her work in abstract painting, was chosen last year to create the company’s newest ‘Art Car.’ Her artwork, painted on a BMW M Hybrid V8 ...

Julie Mehretu has set a new auction record for an African-born artist. At the Sotheby's Hong Kong contemporary evening sale last week (5 October) an untitled 2001 diptych by Mehretu, who was born ...

Ethiopian-born American artist Julie Mehretu is on a roll. In October 2023, one of her paintings sold for US$9.3 million with another fetching $10.7 million in November 2023. Though she had been ...

Now, Ethiopian American artist Julie Mehretu, known for her work in abstract painting, has been chosen to create the company’s next Art Car. Her artwork, painted on a BMW M Hybrid V8 ...

Also on the jury was Hervé Poulain, who is credited with launching the BMW Art Car project and is now the chief executive of French auction house Artcurial. “Julie Mehretu is mainly known for ...