Four of the iconic BMW Art Cars are making an appearance at ArtBaselinMiamiBeach this weekend, including the first of the series made by Alexander Calder that debuted in 1975 at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
It worked: Chicago dealer Kavi Gupta took one look at the towering wooden "thrones" that Gates started building and agreed to take a group to the country's pre-eminent art fair, ArtBaselMiamiBeach, in 2009.