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By enabling the winning artist to go on their own journey of creative discovery, the BMW Art Journey functions as a mobile studio that can take artists almost anywhere in the world – to develop new ideas, discover new themes, and envision new creative projects.


	Since 2020, the circle of eligible artists has been broadened. It includes emerging and mid-career artists participating at Art Basel in Hong Kong represented not only by galleries in the Discoveries sector, but also by galleries that were founded no more than ten years ago.


	A judging panel comprised of internationally renowned experts meet first to select a shortlist of three artists, who are then invited to submit proposals for a journey aimed to further develop their ideas and artistic work. The jury reconvenes to choose a winner from the three proposals later this year.

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The 2020 BMW Art Journey winner toured Europe to investigate ancient sites and high tech labs


Industrial junk, everyday items, and organic elements elegantly come together in the work of Leelee Chan. Her cool yet seductive sculptures demonstrate her affinity with materials – their sensorial effects, how they came into being, their sources and origins – while exemplifying the tensions between the natural and man-made that are at the heart of the Anthropocene era. Born in Hong Kong in 1984, the young, fast-rising artist is the latest winner of the BMW Art Journey, whose prize is a dream research trip...

Carrara marble and eco-friendly concrete: Follow Hong Kong sculptor Leelee Chan in her quest for old and new materials

The following artists have been shortlisted for the next iteration of the BMW Art Journey:<ul> <li>Leelee Chan (b. 1984, Hong Kong SAR), represented by Capsule Shanghai, Shanghai</li><li>Jes Fan (b. 1990, Canada), represented by Empty Gallery, Hong Kong</li><li>Enzo Camacho &amp; Amy Lien (b. 1985, Manila; b. 1987, Dallas), represented by 47 Canal, New York City</li></ul>The finalists spoke to Art Basel and shared their views on what constitutes a journey, their singular practices, and their personal trajectories.

Meet the 2020 shortlisted artists

Lu Yang, represented by&nbsp; Société in Berlin, is the eight winner and was selected at the 2019 show in Hong Kong.

Eighth BMW Art Journey winner: Lu Yang

Zac Langdon-Pole, represented by Michael Lett in Auckland is the seventh winner and was selected at the 2018 show in Hong Kong.

Seventh BMW Art Journey winner: Zac Langdon-Pole

Jamal Cyrus, represented by Inman Gallery, Houston, Texas, as the sixth BMW Art Journey winner. He was selected from a shortlist of three artists exhibiting in the Positions sector at the 2017 Art Basel show in Miami Beach.

Sixth BMW Art Journey winner: Jamal Cyrus

Astha Butail, represented by GALLERYSKE, Bangalore, is the fifth BMW Art Journey winner. She was selected from a shortlist of three artists exhibiting in the Discoveries sector at the 2017 Art Basel show in Hong Kong.

Fifth BMW Art Journey winner: Astha Butail

Max Hooper Schneider, represented by High Art, is the fourth BMW Art Journey winner. He was selected from a shortlist of three artists exhibiting in the Positions sector at Art Basel Miami Beach 2016.

Fourth BMW Art Journey winner: ​Max Hooper Schneider

Abigail Reynolds, represented by Rokeby in London, is the winner of the third BMW Art Journey award. She was selected from a shortlist of three artists exhibiting in the Discoveries sector of the 2016 Art Basel show in Hong Kong.

​Third BMW Art Journey winner: Abigail Reynolds

Artists Henning Fehr and Philipp Rühr are the winners of the second BMW Art Journey award. The pair, represented by Galerie Max Mayer in Düsseldorf, was selected from artists showing in the Positions sector at the 2015 Art Basel in Miami Beach show.

Second BMW Art Journey winner: Henning Fehr and Philipp Rühr

Samson Young, Hong Kong sound artist and winner of the first BMW Art Journey in 2015, presented a new public artwork during Art Basel’s Hong Kong show in 2016. Titled So You Are Old by the Time You Reach the Island, the piece took the form of a multi-media walk that lead participants on a journey through the streets of the Admiralty and Wan Chai districts in Hong Kong.

First BMW Art Journey winner: Samson Young

Like a mobile studio, the&nbsp;<a href="http://bmw-art-journey.com/idea" target="_blank">BMW Art Journey</a> can take an artist almost anywhere in the world to undertake research, make contacts, and envision and create new work.

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By enabling the winning artist to go on their own journey of creative discovery, the BMW Art Journey functions as a mobile studio that can take artists almost anywhere in the world – to develop new ideas, discover new themes, and envision new creative projects.

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