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"Why Africa": Fiat 500 with an African touch

By Alison in: Fiat City cars


“Why Africa? La collezione Pigozzi” (The Pigozzi Collection) is the name given to the exhibition where the new “Fiat 500 Why Africa” has been presented. The car, shown at the Pinacoteca Giovanni and Marella Agnelli in Turin, was created by South African artist Esther Mahlangu. She became famous in the 60’s for having brokered the tradition where the women of the Ndebele tribe fresco the interior and exterior of their houses. In 1991 BMW asked Esther to paint a BMW 525i with the distinctive motifs. The artist has also been involved in the decoration of the company’s skyscraper in Washington.

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