The first leg of the BMW Guggenheim Lab is launching in New York on 3 August. The think tank-slash-art installation is part of a six-year, nine citywide enterprise that aims to better urban living through arts collaboration. “We’re using the lab literally to conduct experiments on the city,” said Charles Montgomery, a member of the New York lab team.
The BMW Group and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation have teamed up for the project. According to Richard Armstrong, the Guggenheim’s director, BMW’s sponsorship affords the museum “the luxury of intellectual opportunity”. The programme is divided into three different themes. Separate architects will design unique mobile structures to reflect each theme, which will then travel to three cities worldwide. Future locations and architects have not yet been announced.
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