DOHA: BMW’s long-running Art Car initiative took center stage at the inaugural Art Basel Qatar, with Thomas Girst, BMW Group’s head of cultural engagement, reflecting on five decades of collaboration between artists, engineers and the automobile. Speaking at the fair, Girst situated the Art Car program within BMW’s broader cultural engagement, which he said spanned “over 50 years and hundreds of initiatives,” ranging from museums and orchestras to long-term partnerships with major art platforms.