Mori Art Museum requested five artists to create unique exterior designs for MINI ONE cars. The cars were made possible with the cooperation of BMW Japan Corp., MINI Division, and BASF NOF Coatings Co., Ltd. All proceeds from the auction of the ART x MINI cars will be donated to three charities: Special Olympics Nippon, Kids Earth Fund, and Japan Alliance for Humanitarian Demining Support (JAHDS).

Tetsuya Nakamura, "Herald" Painted Completed: 2003 Recommended retail price for a standard MINI ONE: 2,152,500 yen. Tetsuya Nakamura is known for his handmade aerodynamic sculptures shaped like jet aircraft or racing cars, many of which feature patterns on their smooth, immaculate surfaces and express intrinsic qualities of speed and strength. His "spider honeycomb" pattern for this car acts as an optical illusion, in which the spider design transforms into connecting images of hearts and lips.

Mika Ninagawa, "Acid Bloom" Vinyl chloride resin film Completed: 2004 Recommended retail price for a standard MINI ONE: 2,152,500 yen. A leading figure in the new generation of women photographers that has emerged in Japan since the mid-1990s, Mika Ninagawa depicts flowers and landscapes that feature a unique and vivid sense of color and light. The micro and macro worlds coexist in her car design, as images of cherry blossoms are enlarged beyond recognition, becoming abstract expressions of cosmic mysticism and evoking the power of the natural world.

Katsuhiko Hibino, "333" Painted Completed: 2004 Recommended retail price for a standard MINI ONE: 2,152,500 yen. Katsuhiko Hibino works in the creative realms of painting, stage design, product design, film and performance art. His car design features fluid organic forms and colors, much like those depicted on his canvases. It exudes a worldly energy, while at the same time conveying a simple connection with nature and the artist's everyday life.

Yoshitomo Nara, "NARA-GO" Painted Completed: 2004 Recommended retail price for a standard MINI ONE: 2,152,500 yen. One of the most popular artists working in Japan today, Yoshitomo Nara is best known for his trademark "scowling child" character, which functions as a screen upon which adult fears or desires are projected. Depicted in his oil paintings and drawings, as well as in his contribution to this auction, the character evokes a complex mixture of sweetness, self-awareness and pain. The child’s rebellious yet self-aware attitude is echoed by the "Rock and Roll Will Never Die" sentiment emblazoned across the sides of the car.

	Yayoi Kusama, "Dots Obsession" Painted Completed: 2004 Recommended retail price for a standard MINI ONE: 2,152,500 yen. Since her childhood, Yayoi Kusama has created complex works inspired by her polka dot and net-filled hallucinations, including the Mori Art Museum exhibition "Kusamatrix" and her critically acclaimed work in the 2004 Whitney Biennial. Her car design continues this signature imagery with a yellow and black dot pattern that seems to fly over the surface of the car. A contemporary art icon since the 1960s, Kusama pioneered the creation of vast, three-dimensional works of installation art and soft sculpture.
	MINI ONE Specifications Body type: 2 door hatchback, right handle drive  Passengers: 4 persons Body size: Vehicle length 3,635mm, Vehicle width 1,690mm, Vehicle height 1,425mm, Wheelbase 2,465mm Weight: 1,130kg Engine: 1,598cc, 4 cylinder in-line engine 16 valve, Max output 90ps/5,500rpm, Max torque 140Nm/3,000rpm Main equipment: Steptoronic CVT, ASC+T, CBC, EBD+ABS, 6 Airbags, Electric door mirrors, MD boost radio
	* The second photograph accompanying each car is by Matsukage Hiroyuki