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- Join us for Vintage VW Chat on Twitter
- Volkswagen, The Museum of Modern Art, and MoMA PS1 launch an extensive partnership
- Volkswagen rolls out “Think Blue.” in the USA
| Join us for Vintage VW Chat on Twitter Posted: 23 May 2011 01:51 PM PDT Our first addition to bringing more air-cooled content your way, is #VintageVWChat on twitter. Say what? Twitter is remarkable at connecting people with similar interest. Our newest team member, Eric noticed the lack of “air-cooled” communication and started Vintage VW Chat. A few have taken place, we loved it and now oneighturbo.com will be sponsoring them. Mark your calendars! Date, time and directions after the jump. What is VintageVWChat? It’s a live global conversation that anyone can take part in. Are you restoring a Vintage Volkswagen Beetle or Bus? Just purchased your first VW and have no idea where to start? Have a daily driver? Curious about Vintage Volkswagens? Just want to say hello? Our next live chat will be 5.28.11 at 7-8 PM PST. All you have to do is post a tweet and tag it with the hashtag #VintageVWChat. #VintageVWChat Topics: Hashtags: Hashtags: helping you find interesting Tweets:
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| Volkswagen, The Museum of Modern Art, and MoMA PS1 launch an extensive partnership Posted: 23 May 2011 10:26 AM PDT Volkswagen, The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), and MoMA PS1 have agreed on an extensive multi-year partnership. The prime focus of the strategic partnership announced today in New York City lies in the project with the working title “International Discovery”, the development of an international contemporary art exhibition. Further pillars of the partnership are the extension of the MoMA online education program, the donation of two works by Francis Alys, and the sponsorship of a series of installations in The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden. This cooperation with Volkswagen is the first partnership of this scale between the prestigious New York cultural institution and a leading international corporation. Multi-year cooperation announced in New York CityMaking innovation broadly accessible and taking responsibility for the environment and society are fundamental corporate values at Volkswagen. The company is promoting sustainable action in all spheres of life with the “Think Blue.” initiative. Volkswagen’s collaboration with MoMA reflects this. “Artists give us food for thought and let us look at the world from new angles. MoMA is one of the world’s leading institutions in the field of contemporary art. With its persuasive expertise and its educational mission, it is our partner of choice. This partnership expresses our corporate commitment to take responsibility for the environment and for society”, said Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn, CEO of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, in describing this cultural partnership. “We are pleased to have a strong partner in Volkswagen, whose commitment to innovation and education aligns with the Museum’s,” said MoMA Director Glenn D. Lowry. “This partnership will enable MoMA and MoMA PS1 to realize longstanding goals and ambitious exhibitions and programs.” “While MoMA PS1 has a long history of presenting work by contemporary artists on an international scale, this partnership will allow us to research, evaluate, and present the most wide-ranging survey of artists working innovatively around the globe,” said Klaus Biesenbach, Director of MoMA PS1 and Chief Curator at Large at MoMA. The partnership projectsThe partnership between Volkswagen and MoMA and MoMA PS1 is based on four pillars, with a special focus on the international survey of new art to be presented at MoMA PS1 in 2013. With the “International Discovery” (working title), Klaus Biesenbach will bring together innovative works dealing with issues such as environmental protection, social justice, scarcity of resources, or population growth created by artists from all over the world to form a wide-ranging survey of new art. The second pillar of the partnership is the extension of the MoMA’s online education program. Since the foundation of the Museum of Modern Art in 1929, one of the museum’s core missions has been to help a broad public understand modern and contemporary art. In this context, in 2010, the MoMA launched a successful digital learning initiative. With Volkswagen’s support, the program will be considerably expanded, giving people around the globe access to the courses. Another component of the partnership is on-site “Labs”, which will directly engage visitors with art-making processes and concepts. Volkswagen will also support MoMA through donations of art and exhibition sponsorships. The company donated two video works by Francis Alys to the museum. The pieces entitled “Tornado” and “Mirage” are currently on display in the exhibition “Francis Alys A Story of Deception” at MoMA and MoMA PS1 through August 1, 2011. The fourth component of the partnership is support for installations in MoMA’s Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden, one of New York City’s most beloved outdoor spaces. “Think Blue.”Simultaneous to the cooperation with the MoMA, Volkswagen is also launching its “Think Blue.” initiative for the U.S. With this initiative, the brand intends to provide food for thought for sustainable action in all areas of society. At the same time, Volkswagen is pushing forward with the development of environmentally friendly products and technologies under the umbrella of the “Blue Motion” label. The XL1 prototype, which the Volkswagen brand debuted in January 2011, offers a glimpse of sustainable mobility of the future. With fuel consumption of 0.9 l/100 km, the near-series XL1 emits only 24 g/km CO2. Volkswagen is also breaking new ground in production under the umbrella of “Think Blue.”. The new US facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA, which is being inaugurated on May 24, 2011, is one of the greenest automotive factories in the world. - VWoA Related posts:
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| Volkswagen rolls out “Think Blue.” in the USA Posted: 23 May 2011 08:13 AM PDT Volkswagen is rolling out its “Think Blue.” initiative in the USA today. The aim is to encourage eco-friendly mobility and progressive ideas for responsible action in everyday life. The launch in the USA coincides with the partnership between Volkswagen and the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York as well as tomorrow’s inauguration of the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee – one of the world’s “greenest” automobile factories. “‘Think Blue.’ bears witness to our holistic understanding of sustainability,” Jonathan Browning, President and CEO of Volkswagen Group of America, said. “On the one hand, the new Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga demonstrates just how eco-friendly and resource saving automobile production can be today. And on the other, we are seeking to intensify our dialog with art and society on key issues of the future through our cooperation with MoMA.” With “Think Blue.” Volkswagen is addressing the question as to how to reconcile individual mobility and sustainable actions. The initiative not only concerns the development of eco-friendly products and technologies and resource efficient production processes. Volkswagen is also seeking to heighten broad public awareness for sustainable actions and encourage everyone to play an active part. Volkswagen is adding further themes to the “Think Blue.” initiative through the partnership with the Museum of Modern Art. While the focus to date has been on environmental concerns, Volkswagen is now also taking up social and cultural issues. The launch of “Think Blue.” in the USA coincides with the inauguration of the new Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga on May 24, 2011. Resource conserving measures and efficiency improvements make the location one of the world’s most eco-friendly automobile factories. The Volkswagen facility in Chattanooga already complies with the US LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) standard which sets new benchmarks for environmentally-friendly and resource efficient plant structures and production processes. “Think Blue.” kicks off in the USA today with print ads, online publicity and billboard actions in the vicinity of the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the new plant in Chattanooga. This will be followed by a national marketing campaign presenting “Think Blue.” to the public at large. “Think Blue.” goes back to the legendary “Think Small” slogan of the 60s, which drew attention to how the Volkswagen Beetle contributed to democratizing mobility. The challenge of the future lies in making efficient and sustainable mobility accessible to everyone. Volkswagen intends to play a pioneering role in this context, as symbolized by the “Think Blue.” campaign launched by the Volkswagen brand in 2010. For further information please go to www.vw.com/thinkblue - VWoA Related posts:
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