Andy Warhol, the pop-art legend decorated with his own hands the M1 race car, which ran at the legendary 24 hour race of Le Mans. The car was provided by BWM as part of the Art Car project. This was the fourth piece in the contemporary art collection founded by the car company in 1975. Andy Warhol claimed that it is possible to express the dynamics and speed of cars by means of visual arts. „If a car runs really fast all its contours and colours are blurred. I adored this car; it moved me much m...ore than any other technological product.” – said Warhol about the M1 when painting it. The car ran at the 24 hour race of La Mans in 1979 where it was 2nd in its category and 6th overall. The BMW Art Car collection celebrates its 35th anniversary this year. In the framework of the programme several contemporary artists have redecorated certain BMW models in their own style that were later exhibited in the world’s most prestigious museums. The newest piece of the collection is a work by Jeff Koons, which was first presented on the 1st of June, 2010 in Paris. The base of this rolling work of art was a BMW M3 GT2, winner of this year’s giant 24 hour race at the Nürburgring. The same car will compete in original factory colours at the La Mans 24 hour race on the 12th of June this year.
Parking information
We wish to inform you that in the event that Müpa Budapest's underground garage and outdoor car park are operating at full capacity, it is advisable to plan for increased waiting times when you arrive. In order to avoid this, we recommend that you depart for our events in time, so that you you can find the ideal parking spot quickly and smoothly and arrive for our performance in comfort. The Müpa Budapest underground garage gates will be operated by an automatic number plate recognition system. Parking is free of charge for visitors with tickets to any of our paid performances on that given day. The detailed parking policy of Müpa Budapest is available here.
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