Since the mid-1960s, the works of Baldessari developed into one of the most trailblazing oeuvres of contemporary art.

Baldessari had over 200 solo shows and over 1000 group shows. Amongst other honours, he received the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement of the Venice Biennale in 2009 and the National Medal of Arts in 2014.

As one of the pioneers of American conceptual art, the artist who died in 2020 became part of the BMW ART CAR tradition in 2016 with the mighty M6 GTLM he transformed in his very unique way.