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ICONIC ESTHER MAHLANGU BMW 525I TO COME HOME AFTER 32 YEARS

Esther Mahlangu master of kwaNdebwele art paint. Picture: File

Published Nov 12, 2023

 | Published Nov 12, 2023



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It’s been 32 years since the arty and iconic BMW 525i, painted by world-renowned
artist Esther Mahlangu, was first shown across the world – but now it's coming
home.

The 87-year-old South African Ndebele artist adorned a 1991 BMW 525i in the
traditional Ndebele art style and colours for which it has been world-renowned
for decades.



Mahlangu was the first woman to create the artwork on the sedan, turning it into
a unique and colourful BMW Art Car.

However, the 12th BMW Art Car has not been in South Africa since its local
reveal in 1991, an absence of almost 32 years.

Now BMW Group South Africa’s general manager for corporate communications,
Thilosh Moodally, has revealed that the car is expected to return to its home
soil next year.

Esther Mahlangu painted her BMW in over a week in 1991, using feathers to apply
the paint, as part of the Art Car series which started in the 1970s.In the
late-1980s BMW had made a strong stand internationally for SA art at a time of
change by getting the engaging Ndebele artist Esther Mahlangu to paint their
desirable car and turn it into an artwork which vibrantly reflected her cultural
heritage.

“The BMW Art Cars are on permanent display at the BMW Museum in Munich, although
this 12th Art Car has been showcased at events in Hong Kong, New York, Miami,
Shanghai and at the prestigious Concorso d’Eleganza on Lake Como (in Italy), for
example.

The car will return to South Africa early in 2024 where it will be open to the
public.

“Thereafter, the vehicle will be displayed at the Iziko Museums, also in Cape
Town, for a year… It will resume its touring schedule thereafter, with planned
visits to the US and the UK,” Moodally said.



According to Moodally, the idea of involving the arts in crafting the German
cars was initiated by French race car driver and art aficionado Hervé Poulain
and was conceived in collaboration with the founder of BMW Motorsport, Jochen
Neerpasch.

The first BMW Art Car was commissioned when they asked Alexander Calder to
design Poulain’s BMW race car in 1975.

The idea resulted in a colourfully painted BMW 3.0 CSL which was raced at the 24
Hours of Le Mans, where it became an instant favourite with the public.



“Since then, 20 artists from around the world have created BMW Art Cars on the
basis of contemporary BMW race cars and automobiles, including Roy Lichtenstein
(1977, BMW 320i) and Andy Warhol (1979, BMW M1), and the 12th was painted by
Mahlangu,” she said.

This was the first time a woman had been responsible for designing a vehicle in
the Art Car series and the 12th is purely an exhibition piece.

Mahlangu, well-known for her bold large-scale contemporary paintings showing off
her Ndebele heritage, has enjoyed a good working relationship with the German
car brand for over 30 years now.



Traditionally, Ndebele women decorate the exterior walls of houses, symbolising
important celebrations.

Esther Mahlangu master of kwaNdebwele art paint. Picture: Sizwe Ndingane

In 2016, she was again commissioned by the BMW Group to refine a BMW 7 Series.
The vehicle was on display at the Frieze Art Fair which took place in London in
2016 but touched down in the country about seven years ago.

The 7 series has since formed part of BMW Group South Africa’s Heritage
Collection and has been displayed at various arts and cultural events across.

Seven years ago when the 7 series touched ground Mahlangu reportedly said: “To
paint is in my heart and it’s in my blood. The way I paint was taught to me by
my mother and my grandmother.

Esther Mahlangu master of kwaNdebwele art paint. Picture: Sizwe Ndingane

“The images and colours have changed and I have painted on many different
surfaces and objects, but I still love to paint.”

mashudu.sadike@inl.co.za

Saturday Star

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