This is one of 99 examples of the Jeff Koons 2022 BMW M850i x Drive Gran Coupes known as the “8 X Jeff Koons”. This is the first time BMW “Art Cars” have been sold to the public. This was offered to us from BMW of North America to display for the opening weeks of The Power of M exhibition. It arrived just in time for our opening evening event. We had the pleasure to display it for two weeks.

No less a figure than Jeff Koons is turning a BMW M850i xDrive Gran Coupé into a work of art. But in contrast to the world-famous BMW Art Cars, the rolling sculpture THE 8 X JEFF KOONS won’t just be on show in museums, but will also be seen on the streets as a special edition

THE 8 X JEFF KOONS.

In an exclusive edition of only 99 automobiles, a strictly limited number of the M850i xDrive Gran Coupé were created by Jeff Koons and BMW during several years of close collaboration. With THE 8 X JEFF KOONS, the most elaborately designed vehicle in all of BMW’s history will be presented to a global audience for the first time on the occasion of Frieze Los Angeles.

WHEN ART AND PERFORMANCE BECOME ONE.

The expressive and striking design combines eleven different exterior colors ranging from blue to silver as well as from yellow to black. Only two cars will be painted each week. The multi-colored interior is comprised of high-end materials, fine leather and a cupholder lid with an edition badging and the artist’s signature. The seats are made up of the striking red and blue which reflects the colors of superheroes from the comic book universe as well as those of the company’s high-performance unit BMW M.

Overall, the energetic and powerful design includes both elements of pop art as well as geometric patterns paying homage to the sporty 8 Series Gran Coupe’s intricate contours and shape. The exploding lines of color at the rear, in turn, are their own unmediated homage to the artist’s 2010 BMW Art Car, while the “POP!” on each side as well as the vapor thrust imagery symbolize the power and speed of THE 8 X JEFF KOONS, according to the artist.

IMPRESSIVE IN EVERY DETAIL.

Over 200 hours of manual work were spent by highly specialized professionals at the BMW plants in Dingolfing and Landshut on the exterior paintwork alone, where the color samples were often applied with magnifying glasses. “Dozens of engineers and designers have given their all to celebrate our partnership and make his vision come true,” said Oliver Zipse, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG. The artist himself spent many days on site at the Dingolfing plant over a period of numerous months discussing design options with the BMW employees involved. “I was thinking very intensely about it: What is the essence of the 8 Series Gran Coupé? What is the essence of power? How to create something that exemplifies all the energy of the BMW 8 Series that is also able to touch upon the human element?”

KOONS SIGNATURE IN BAVARIAN BLUE.

Each vehicle comes with a large-format certificate signed by Jeff Koons, which in addition to Oliver Zipse’s signature also contains the individual Vehicle Identification Number of the respective vehicle. The artist also designed the dust jacket of the Driver’s Manual. One further signature of the artist is let into the cupholder panel. Koons deliberately chose the Bavarian blue from the BMW logo.

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