BMW shows its artistic nature

German luxury carmaker BMW has partnered with China's Art Value Magazine to create the BMW ArtPower 100 Award in Beijing.

This acknowledges people in the world of art who have exerted significant influence upon China's contemporary art scene and also made a contribution to the development of its future.

A committee of 100 judges and a further 10 or so senior artists unveiled a list of 100 artists, managers of galleries, auction firms, art museums, art organizations, art sponsors and brokers, and granted 13 specific awards to them to acknowledge their achievements in 2009.